With about $1 billion in cash on its balance sheet, Globus Medical is looking to explore strategic partnerships that could capitalize on some weaknesses in the medtech market, according to the company's first-quarter earnings call, transcribed by The Motley Fool.

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital's St. Raphael Campus will add the Mazor X Stealth Edition robot for spine surgery, Zyri reported May 16.

Medical University of South Carolina's Charleston division added Medronic's Mazor X robot and O-arm mobile X-ray system.

Becker's reported on six hospitals and health systems adding spine and orthopedic robots in April:

Sarbpaul Bhalla, MD, and his son, Amandeep Bhalla, MD, completed their 100th spine surgery using the ExcelsiusGPS robot as a team, according to a May 4 email to Becker's.

The first robot-assisted hip replacement using the Rosa hip system was completed at Honolulu Spine Center. 

Vladimir Sinkov, MD, recently completed his 100th spine surgery using the ExcelsiusGPS robot.

Think Surgical is partnering with Concordia University in Montreal to develop artificial intelligence algorithms for robotic surgery.

Robert Rice, MD, recently completed the first tumor biopsy with the ExcelsiusGPS Cranial Solutions at Bristol (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center.

Two France-based robotics companies are partnering to create a knee replacement system.

Valley Health has implemented Stryker's Mako robot for joint replacements at Winchester (Va.) Medical Center and Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal, W.Va., the Royal Examiner reported April 25.

Cambridge (Minn.) Medical Center has added the Stryker Mako knee and hip replacement robotic arm, County News Review reported April 24.

Spinal device company Accelus recently appointed Kevin Foley, MD, as its first chief robotics officer.

The Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute has added six robots to its surgical arsenal.

Christus Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth in Beaumont has added a spine robot to assist surgeons with the implantation of pedicle screws among other techniques, ABC and NBC affiliate KBMT reported April 13.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health became the first in southwest Florida to add the ExcelsiusGPS robot for spine surgery.

David Dvorak invested $5 million in Think Surgical, a medtech company behind the TSolution One total knee replacement surgical robot.

Hudson Regional Hospital received five Center of Excellence designations from the Surgical Review Corp., including two robotic nods.

Hamilton, N.Y.-based Community Memorial Hospital launched a robotic surgery program in partnership with Hamilton Orthopedics Spine and Sports Medicine, The Daily Sentinel reported April 5.

James Leipzig, MD, recently completed his 85th case using Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth robotic surgical system.