RTI and Kinova bring intelligent connectivity to medical robotics
Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the software framework company for physical AI systems, has announced its partnership with Kinova, a global leader in professional and medical robotics.
The collaboration will provide seamless integration of advanced robotic technologies with data-centric connectivity, simplifying and accelerating product lifecycles, reducing program risk, and redefining what is possible in a new era of physical AI in advanced systems, such as surgical robotics.
Building on the extensive experience of both companies in robotics and intelligent/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 incorporates visualisation, AI, sensing, and real-time data interoperability. Recently, both RTI and Kinova were announced as participants in the NVIDIA Isaac for Healthcare program.
The technology will be on display at the Surgical Robotics Society’s Annual Meeting in Strasbourg, France, from July 16 to 20, 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.”
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