Building on the experience of both companies in robotics and intelligent and distributed systems, the integration of RTI Connext with Kinova simplifies and accelerates the design of next-generation platforms. This collaboration enables the integration of robotics into a larger digital ecosystem that integrates visualisation, AI, sensing, with real-time data interoperability. Recently both RTI and Kinova were announced as participants in NVIDIA’s Isaac for Healthcare programme.
This collaboration will be on display during a joint remote teleoperation demo in booth #065 at the Surgical Robotics Society Annual Meeting in Strasbourg, France from July 16-20th, 2025. Developed in collaboration with MedAcuity, the demo allows attendees to use a haptic controller to manipulate a Kinova robotic arm located 3,000 miles away.
“This partnership reinforces our mission to accelerate the development of innovative, high-performance medical robotic systems,” said François Boucher, Vice President of Business Development at Kinova. “By combining Kinova’s expertise in surgical-grade robotics with RTI’s real-time connectivity framework, we’re enabling our customers to bring next-generation solutions to market faster and with greater confidence.”
“Our customers are solving the incredibly complex technical challenges that live at the intersection of robotics, connectivity, and AI,” said Bob Leigh, Senior Director of Commercial Markets at RTI. “This collaboration gives them the infrastructure to focus on innovation – whether that’s enabling teleoperation, improving operational precision, or accelerating integration across diverse hardware and software environments.”
