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This Number 1 Surgical Robotics blog is for everyone - no matter which company you are in. It's for industry, investors, surgeons, clinicians, founders and more
It's to help the entire field of medtech to know more
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Steve Bell
Mar 12, 202411 min read
10 ways to run your meetings more efficiently and stop people hating you
When you run a crappy meeting with twenty people in the room or in a virtual meeting - I guarantee you attendees think you're an idiot...
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Steve Bell
Mar 6, 20241 min read
Joe Mullings Untitled, Episode | A dive into the Endovascular Robotics Market with Steve Bell
Joining Joe Mullings to speculate on what is fast becoming the new emerging market for healthcare robotics. Endovascular roots have been...
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Steve Bell
Mar 5, 202412 min read
8 misconceptions about soft tissue surgical robotics
I have heard over the years every single bizarrity about surgical robotics. Urban myths - memes - tropes and just down right propaganda....
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Steve Bell
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Life lessons from the business world
I want o share one of the most important lessons with you. That of work - life balance. Making you startup will almost kill you. I...
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Steve Bell
Mar 3, 20249 min read
This is why you should never ever give your product away for free. Pricing is key.
So a few weeks ago I ran a little experiment - to prove what I already knew. Call that bias in my experiment - but honestly people never...
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Steve Bell
Mar 1, 202422 min read
Surgical Stapling in Surgical Robotics - the next frontier
Indulge me: I want to make sure you understand the following content, so I need to give some background for surgical stapling in surgical...
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Steve Bell
Mar 1, 20241 min read
The power of NO in business
Some quick advice on the power of No. Because if everything is urgent... nothing is urgent.
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Steve Bell
Feb 29, 20241 min read
Part 4: Asensus LUNA an early impression review
You can watch the demonstration by Asensus - then watch my review and see if you think I have it right Asensus Luna Presentation by the...
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Steve Bell
Feb 28, 20241 min read
Part 3: Moon Surgical MAESTRO an expert review
What is Moon Surgical's Maestro system I've uploaded a full in depth review of Moon Surgical's Maestro surgical robotic platform. Get the...
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Steve Bell
Feb 27, 202438 min read
Skeletons in the MedTech Startup Closet : How to avoid them...
So let me preface this post by saying that all startups end up with skeletons in their closet (well that has been my experience.) Most...
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Steve Bell
Feb 20, 20249 min read
Are you too old or too young to start a MedTech Startup?
I don't think so and neither does Gary Vaynerchuck... It is amazing to me how many people I have met on my 32 year journey that are just...
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Steve Bell
Feb 14, 20246 min read
How to be a Terrible CEO of a MedTech Startup - a step by step guide
In my career I've seen great CEOs of startups - often the founders that have a drive and passion. That understand the problem and...
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Steve Bell
Feb 13, 202413 min read
Why surgical robotics (soft tissue) is a hard mountain to climb
Background on surgical robotics and why it's hard I've been involved with surgical robotic since 1999- Johnson & Johnson had a fledgling...
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Steve Bell
Feb 13, 202413 min read
Intuitive leading the shift to Surgical Robotics becoming a service Industry
For the past 25 years the main model for selling a robot has been Sell the robot as capital Sell an annual service contract Sell the...
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Steve Bell
Feb 10, 20245 min read
Don't underestimate commercialisation of a new MedTech device
Time and time again I see MedTech startups be way too focused on the R&D side of things. They think that if they build a cool device, get...
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Steve Bell
Feb 6, 202416 min read
How AI is affecting and will affect Surgical Robotics (Exclusive Content)
So what do we really mean when we talk about AI (Artificial Intelligence) in surgical robotics? Let's start by defining a bit better what...
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Steve Bell
Feb 1, 20241 min read
Short article on the history of surgical robots in Urology.
Great article on the history surgical robots in Urology - starting from way back when. Check out the rest of the blog for deep dives into...
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Steve Bell
Jan 31, 20241 min read
Part 2: Medicaroid HINOTORI an expert review
Find the YouTube AUDIO podcast version of Medicaroid Hinotori review. The series continues with an in depth review of this Japanese main...
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Steve Bell
Jan 25, 20244 min read
Nothing is new in surgical robotics - The Early history of soft tissue robotics and how modern systems are just better working copies
For a little bit of fun... Nothing is new in surgical robotics - trust me. No matter how clever we all think we are in the current...
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Steve Bell
Jan 23, 202414 min read
Why bother having a Surgical Robot?
Why would anyone on earth want a soft tissue surgical robot? Surely a skilled laparoscopist has no need for such a thing... It is...
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