Kazakhstan Launches AI-Powered Robot for Orthopedic Care

Kazakhstan is taking another step toward high-tech medicine as the National Scientific Traumatology and Orthopedics Center in Astana has introduced a new robotic system with artificial intelligence elements to improve the planning and performance of orthopedic surgeries.

The advanced equipment was handed over with the participation of Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan Shri Y. K. Sailas Thangal, who noted the steady progress of Kazakhstan-India cooperation in medical technologies and expressed readiness to further expand the exchange of expertise in this field, The Caspian Post reports via Kazakh media.

Director of the center, Olzhas Bekarissov, said that the implementation of the MISSO robotic system will significantly increase the precision of surgical procedures and help make advanced orthopedic care more accessible to patients across the country.

The Healthcare Ministry notes that around 18,000 joint replacement surgeries are performed in Kazakhstan each year, while the actual demand exceeds 120,000 operations. The introduction of robotic technologies is expected to improve treatment quality, ensure greater standardization, and help narrow this gap.

The move comes as the government plans to revise funding approaches in healthcare and education. Kazakhstan has already demonstrated its ambitions in medical innovation: last November, surgeons in Astana successfully performed the country’s first-ever robot-assisted heart surgery - also a first for Central Asia - at the Medical Center Hospital of the Presidential Affairs Administration.