hinotori™ was developed as a robotic assisted surgery system to reproduce surgeon’s sensitive movement, which is essential for surgeries. What made this possible is Kawasaki Heavy Industry‘s robot technology cultivated for over 50 years and Sysmex Corporation’s network and knowledge in the healthcare field. Medicaroid will pursue the development of new features and service to realize the non-invasive patient-friendly surgery.

hinotori™ is composed of the three units; Surgeon Cockpit, Operation Unit and Vision Unit.

Surgeon Cockpit

The surgeon uses hands and feet to operate an endoscope camera and surgical instruments while looking into a 3D viewer. The burden during the surgery is reduced with ergonomic design that fits the postures of the surgeon. This supports stress-free surgery.

Operation Unit

The Operation Unit performs the surgery based on the operations from the Surgeon Cockpit. The robot arms apply the technology of the dual-arm SCARA robot “duAro” from Kawasaki. The compact design close to the size of human arms reduces the interference between arms and between the arms and assisting doctors. This supports smooth surgery.

Vision Unit

This integrates the images displayed in the Surgeon Cockpit and controls the audio. In addition to displaying the high-definition endoscope images in 3D, it also supports smooth communications between the surgeon and surgical staffs.

The hinotori™ Surgical Robot System is regulatory approved for use only in Japan.