Building digital twins for robotic surgery: Data logging, playback, and visualization

Nov 13, 2025
Digital twin of the Hugo RAS built in Unity by Medtronic

Discover how Medtronic is shaping the future of robotic-assisted surgery with digital twins built in Unity. In this session, Matt Euliano, Senior Software Engineer at Medtronic, explains how they are using a digital twin of the Hugo RAS system to inform next-generation device design and train new AI models. He details why Unity was chosen for its cross-platform deployment, graphics stack, and data pipeline capabilities.

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- Medtronic’s strategy for using digital twins to expand robotic assisted surgery capabilities.

- Why Unity was selected to build a unified data-logging and playback pipeline for high-fidelity digital twins.

- Initial results from the first phase, including data from 5 global sites and 195 recorded procedures.

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Unity is our first-stop-shop for all prototypes so we can get things in front of surgeons quickly.

Matthew Euliano
Matthew Euliano - Medtronic
Senior Software Engineer

This presentation was recorded at the Unity Industry Summit 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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