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New Delhi: SS Innovations International (SSII) successfully demonstrated a complex, long-distance telerobotic surgery using the indigenously developed SSI Mantra surgical robotic system, as well as the portable MantrAsana telesurgery console. President, of IRCAD India, as well as the Founder and Director of Mohak Bariatric and Robotic Surgery Centre, Mohit Bhandari, a renowned Indian bariatric surgeon known for his expertise in laparoscopic and robotic surgery performed a gastrojejunostomy on a patient in Indore, India, while operating from Perth, Australia.

The surgery was conducted with remarkable precision in about three minutes, with a round-trip latency of below 150 ms for both data and video signals. The telesurgery was also conducted live, during the scientific session of the Annual Scientific Congress 2026, of The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), held in Perth between 30 April and 3 May, 2026. The telesurgery demonstrated the reliability, responsiveness and clinical readiness of SSII’s next-generation telesurgical ecosystem.

Surgery demonstrated capabilities of Mantra platform

Bhandari said, “This telesurgical milestone demonstrates that distance is no longer a barrier in delivering advanced surgical care. Performing a complex robotic gastrojejunostomy from Perth on a patient in Indore with such precision validates the robustness of the made in India SSI Mantra platform and the transformative capabilities of MantrAsana. This is not just a technological achievement, it is a new model for global, collaborative, patient centric healthcare.”

Founder, Chairman and CEO of SSII, Sudhir Srivastava said, “I would like to congratulate Dr. Mohit and the entire team on successfully achieving this landmark 10,000-kilometre telesurgery between Australia and India. This milestone marks a significant step forward in advancing connected healthcare globally and reflects our core vision of making advanced robotic surgery accessible across geographies and healthcare systems. Powered by our indigenous SSI Mantra and MantrAsana platforms, this achievement reinforces India’s growing leadership in surgical innovation and demonstrates the potential of technology to enable seamless, borderless care delivery. We remain committed to our vision of democratizing robotic surgery and expanding access to high-quality, technology-enabled healthcare worldwide.”