Technology on the ground
The ultimate test of sci-tech cooperation is whether it can serve local needs and improve everyday life. In a Kuala Lumpur operating room, orthopedic surgeon Rajiv Rampal guided a Shenzhen-developed robot through a hip replacement. The machine, developed by Shenzhen-based Yuanhua Robotics, Perception and AI Technologies Ltd. (Yuanhua Tech) and manufactured in Hong Kong, completed its first Malaysian operation in July and had performed 21 procedures by early September.
Unlike many surgical robots that are tied to specific implant brands, the Shenzhen robot runs on an open platform: all 21 operations used international-brand implants familiar to local doctors.
AI algorithms plan for different implant brands, achieving sub-millimeter placement without changing surgeons' routines. "Let the machine adapt to the doctor, not the doctor to the machine," a Yuanhua Tech official said.
