India showcased futuristic surgical technologies at SMRSC 2026, highlighting battlefield care, tele-surgery, and mobile operating platforms developed by SS Innovations International, including the Mantra ecosystem and upcoming humanoid platforms.

The projects aim to shorten the injury-to-treatment window and extend expert surgical care to hospitals, remote locales, and disaster zones through advanced robotics and mobile platforms.

Industry officials noted that regulatory approvals will be essential before deployment to armed forces, with expectations that robotic advances will gradually cut costs and improve patient access.

More than 1,500 doctors and over 250 experts from around the world participated in the three-day conference, underscoring global interest in medtech for remote and battlefield healthcare.

Project Vimana uses a heavy-lift autonomous drone to perform battlefield surgeries with dual 7-degree-of-freedom robotic arms, while Project Operion is a mobile, platform-agnostic operating room on a wheeled chassis enabling 360-degree clinician access and remote telesurgery.

The event reinforced the SSI Mantra ecosystem, AI-enabled workflows, and telesurgery capabilities as core to expanding surgical care beyond traditional hospital walls.

Officials highlighted India’s role as a global hub for Indigenous medical technology, emphasizing scalable, inclusive healthcare delivery and cross-sector collaboration.

SSI unveiled Avatara humanoid robots designed to augment performance across healthcare, defence, logistics, disaster response, and industry, equipped with AI, teleoperation, and real-time sensing.

The conference featured 15 live telesurgeries and 14 live surgeries using Mantra-3 and MantrAsana systems, demonstrating real-world capabilities.

Prominent attendees, including national and international leaders in robotics and medicine, highlighted India’s leadership in robotic surgery and medtech innovation.

Live demonstrations showcased the Mantra-3 system, AI-based surgical workflows, and tele-surgery concepts across multiple specialties such as cardiac, oncology, urology, gynecology, and thoracic.

Tele-robotic ultrasound was showcased, enabling remote examinations with AI integration, and a prototype is ready for ground deployment.