New Delhi, July 2026 : Demonstrating the growing global capabilities of India’s indigenous medical technology, SS Innovations International has successfully enabled a robotic telesurgery between Hospital Internacional de Colombia and Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics, Indore, spanning an approximate 22,000 km fibre network distance. The milestone highlights how the Made-in-India SSI Mantra Surgical Robotic System is redefining the future of surgical care by enabling expert surgeons to operate across continents while expanding access to advanced minimally invasive procedures.
The robotic sleeve gastrectomy was remotely performed from Colombia by Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, Founder, Chairman and CEO of SS Innovations International, along with Dr. Víctor Raúl Castillo Mantilla and Dr. Jonathan Caceres Prada. The patient-side surgical team in Indore was led by renowned bariatric surgeon Dr. Mohit Bhandari, supported by Dr. Abhishek Tiwari, ensuring seamless execution of the procedure despite the vast geographical separation. The surgery was completed with a network latency of approximately 275–285 milliseconds (round-trip time), demonstrating the precision, stability and reliability of the SSI Mantra platform over ultra-long distances.
The achievement marks another significant step towards making specialised surgical expertise available beyond metropolitan hospitals. By enabling expert surgeons to remotely support procedures in distant locations, robotic telesurgery has the potential to decentralise advanced healthcare, reduce geographical disparities, strengthen surgical mentoring and training, and improve patient access to complex procedures without requiring long-distance travel.
Unlike many imported robotic platforms, the SSI Mantra has been designed and manufactured in India with a strong focus on affordability and accessibility. Its significantly lower acquisition and operating costs enable more hospitals to adopt robotic surgery, helping democratise advanced surgical care across tier-II and tier-III cities as well as international markets. With indigenous engineering, scalable technology and broad multi-speciality applications, the platform is positioning India as a global innovator in surgical robotics while making advanced healthcare economically viable for a much larger population.
Commenting on the achievement, Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, Founder, Chairman and CEO, SS Innovations International, said:
“This successful telesurgery between Colombia and India demonstrates that geography need no longer be a barrier to quality surgical care. Our vision has always been to build a Made-in-India robotic platform that not only delivers world-class clinical performance but also makes robotic surgery affordable and accessible to hospitals worldwide. Every such milestone strengthens our commitment to decentralising specialised surgical expertise and bringing advanced healthcare closer to patients, wherever they are.”
Dr. Mohit Bhandari, Founder and Director, Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics, Indore, said:
“This procedure demonstrates how robotic telesurgery can transform healthcare delivery by connecting centres of excellence with hospitals across regions and countries. As surgeons, our objective is to ensure that patients receive the best possible expertise without being constrained by distance. The affordability and versatility of the SSI Mantra platform make it a practical solution for expanding robotic surgery beyond a few elite institutions and accelerating its adoption across India and the developing world.”
As robotic surgery continues to evolve, the successful collaboration between Colombia and Indore showcases the immense potential of indigenous innovation to reshape global healthcare. By combining advanced robotics, high-speed communication networks and clinical excellence, SS Innovations International is building an ecosystem where specialised surgical care can be delivered across borders, improving patient outcomes while making cutting-edge technology more inclusive, affordable and widely available.
About SSII
SS Innovations International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSII) develops innovative surgical robotic technologies with a vision to make the benefits of robotic surgery affordable and accessible to a larger segment of the global population. The Company’s product range includes its proprietary “SSi Mantra” surgical robotic system and its comprehensive suite of “SSi Mudra” surgical instruments, which support a variety of surgical robotic procedures including cardiac surgery. An American company headquartered in India, SS Innovations plans to expand the global presence of its technologically advanced, user-friendly, and cost-effective surgical robotic solutions. Visit the Company’s website at ssinnovations.com or LinkedIn for more information and updates.
About the SSi Mantra
The SSi Mantra is a user-friendly, modular, multi-arm system with advanced technology features, including: 3 to 5 modular robotic arms, an open-faced ergonomic surgeon command center, a large 3D 4K monitor, a touch panel monitor for all patient related information display, a virtual real-time image of the robotic patient side arm carts, and the ability for superimposition of 3D models of diagnostic imaging. The optional SSi MantrAsana tele-surgeon console is a portable, compact alternative to the SSi Mantra’s standard surgeon command center that provides equivalent control functionality while enabling enhanced portability, ergonomic flexibility, and telesurgery capability. The SSi Mantra utilizes over 40 different types of robotic endo-surgical instruments to support different specialties, including cardiac surgery, and 5mm instruments for the paediatric population and ENT surgeries. A vision cart provides the table-side team with the same magnified 3D 4K view as the surgeon to provide better safety and efficiency. The SSi Mantra has been clinically validated in India in more than 170 different types of surgical procedures.
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