We were delighted to have hosted the 17th edition of the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, held from 24th to 27th June 2025 at the Royal Geographical Society in London. This year’s Symposium was led by Professor The Lord Ara Darzi, who holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London, the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Institute of Cancer Research, and Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena, Professor of Medical Robotics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London and Co-Director of the Hamlyn Centre.

This year, the Symposium adopted the theme “Back to the Future: Telesurgery in 2025”, commemorating nearly 25 years since the first successful telesurgical operation. The programme covered a broad spectrum of topics including Endoluminal Devices, Imaging & Visualisation in Robotic Surgery, Sensory Feedback & Perception, Smart Devices & Methods, Micro-Robots & MicroSurgery, Telesurgery, Surgical Autonomy & AI, and Towards Clinical Adoption.

Below are some photos of the event: