Robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) firm Intuitive has opened its new UK and Ireland headquarters, which includes the UK’s largest da Vinci RAS training centre.
The facility, which opened in Winnersh Triangle, Berkshire in October 2025, has the capacity to provide technology training for da Vinci surgical systems to thousands more surgeons.
The 21,000 square foot site triples Intuitive’s local footprint and will host the firm’s latest technology including the da Vinci 5, Xi and SP Surgical Systems, and the Ion endoluminal system, a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy platform.
David Marante, vice president of Intuitive UK and Ireland, said: “For 25 years, we’ve had the privilege of supporting hospitals to implement da Vinci RAS programmes in the UK and Ireland, working together to help improve patient outcomes, enhance patient and care team experience, drive productivity, and lower the total cost of care.
“Now, with our new expanded regional headquarters and training centre, we’re committing to the future – to expand equity of access for patients to quality, minimally invasive care with da Vinci and Ion systems, and to continue meeting the needs of care teams, hospitals and the NHS.
“The UK government has made clear its commitment for more patients to benefit from robotic-assisted surgery. We’re here to help it deliver.”
Since Lord Ara Darzi performed the UK’s first da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery procedure in 2000, more than 300,000 patients in the UK and Ireland have undergone surgery using da Vinci robots.
The new training centre is intended to help achieve the ambition in the government’s 10 year health plan, for millions more patients to access RAS over the next decade.
According to projections from NHS England, half a million operations will be supported by RAS every year by 2035, up from 70,000 in 2023/24.
Dr Myriam Curet, executive vice president and chief medical officer at Intuitive, said: “We’re proud to offer comprehensive, ongoing education and training that supports clinicians and care teams in integrating our technology into patient care.
“As access to minimally invasive care continues to grow, we’re deepening our roots in Europe to continue supporting successful da Vinci and Ion programmes now and into the future.”
The training centre was opened by Zubir Ahmed, health minister, and Kanishka Narayan, science minister, who used the fifth generation da Vinci 5 Surgical System to cut the ribbon.
Ahmed said: “As an NHS surgeon and someone who performed robotic surgery early in its evolution, I know first-hand the potential of robot surgical systems like these.
“This new training centre will benefit thousands more surgeons and their patients, as we shift healthcare from analogue to digital and build an NHS that is fit for the future.
“Our 10 year health plan will ensure patients get access to the latest innovations, expanding the use of robotic surgery, to deliver better, safer care.”
In May 2025, NHSE published its first national guidance on how robotic programmes should be delivered.
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