Proud to see Vega in the cath lab
Overview
X Robotics announced at TCT2026 that its humanoid robot, Vega, was used as a circulating assistant in a simulated cardiac catheterization laboratory at Mayo Clinic. The robot demonstrated stent and catheter retrieval in approximately 10 seconds and completed full table setup in 3.5 minutes without safety stops. This demonstration was accompanied by a paper published in EuroIntervention.
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Environment: simulation
“Mayo Clinic used our humanoid as a circulating assistant in a simulated cath lab: stent & catheter retrieval in ~10 s, full table setup in 3.5 min, zero safety stops.”
Exact source · revision 1yuzhe-qin
Reported quantity · setup time: 3.5 other · Basis not reported
“Mayo Clinic used our humanoid as a circulating assistant in a simulated cath lab: stent & catheter retrieval in ~10 s, full table setup in 3.5 min, zero safety stops.”
Exact source · revision 1yuzhe-qin
Reported quantity · retrieval time: 10 other · Basis not reported
“Mayo Clinic used our humanoid as a circulating assistant in a simulated cath lab: stent & catheter retrieval in ~10 s, full table setup in 3.5 min, zero safety stops.”
Exact source · revision 1yuzhe-qin
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- Yuzhe Qin — X RoboticsSignalProud to see Vega in the cath lab
X Robotics announced at TCT2026 that its humanoid robot, Vega, was used as a circulating assistant in a simulated cardiac catheterization laboratory at Mayo Clinic. The robot demonstrated stent and catheter retrieval in approximately 10 seconds and completed full table setup in 3.5 minutes without safety stops. This demonstration was accompanied by a paper published in EuroIntervention.
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Current attention 3·Peak within the comparable range 10（2026-11-06 01:00 UTC）·Change within the comparable range over 24 hours -49%
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