J&J’s robotics R&D head discusses Ottava’s folding arms, soothing sounds and haptics capability

Johnson & Johnson MedTech unveiled its Ottava surgical robotics system at the July 2026 Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) annual meeting after winning FDA de novo authorization. “These teams have built a category-defining, soft-tissue surgical robot, and our regulatory pathway is a testament to that. There is no precedent here,” J&J MedTech Global Head of… The post J&J’s robotics R&D head discusses…