Vicarious’ robot never shipped, while da Vinci became a $10B robotics winner
philfung · x · 2026-07-23
Another version of the same comparison: Vicarious’ surgical robot never made it to market, while Intuitive’s da Vinci now generates more than $10B per year.
The post is essentially a reminder that robotics winners are defined by deployment and economics, not demos alone.
Related event: Diverging Fortunes in Surgical Robotics: da Vinci vs Vicarious(4 posts)→
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