Indore-Gurugram, India | Date: July 11, 2025 – India has just taken a giant leap in medical innovation. On July 11, 2025, a groundbreaking event unfolded in the history of Indian healthcare. A team of expert surgeons based in Gurugram successfully performed a complex bariatric (weight-loss) surgery on a patient located 900 kilometers away in Indore, and they did it entirely remotely using a Made-in-India robotic surgical system, SSI Mantra.
This wasn’t just any robotic procedure. It was telerobotic surgery, a revolutionary process where the surgeon operates on a patient from a distant location with real-time control and precision. This marks the first successful telerobotic weight-loss surgery in the world, proudly led by Indian medical and engineering excellence.
Key Highlights of This Milestone:
- Performed across 900 km between Gurugram and Indore using secure digital connectivity.
- SSI Mantra, the indigenous robotic system, ensured precision, control, and safety throughout the procedure.
- Demonstrates India’s capability to deliver affordable, advanced, and remote healthcare.
- The success sets the foundation for telerobotic surgeries in rural and underserved areas of India.
- Reduces dependency on expensive foreign robotic systems.
Unlike Western robotic solutions that come with high costs and limitations, SSI Mantra stands as a symbol of India’s capability to deliver high-tech, low-cost, and scalable healthcare technologies.
This achievement is more than a medical feat — it’s a loud and clear message that India is ready to transform the future of surgery, making it accessible, affordable, and boundaryless.