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China’s medical AI breaks ground as surgical robot wins EU approval, model tops benchmark

South China Morning Post

June 24, 2026

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China’s medical AI breaks ground as surgical robot wins EU approval, model tops benchmark

Medical AI from China has reached new milestones, with a teleoperated surgical robot gaining access to the European Union market and a clinical-grade model topping a major healthcare benchmark developed by OpenAI. Shanghai MicroPort MedBot said its Toumai Remote robot, which allowed surgeons to remotely conduct laparoscopic surgeries, had received the “CE mark” from the European Union, a mandatory requirement to enter the market, according to its Hong Kong stock exchange filing on Monday. The...

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