The $1.4 Million Rift: Is AR the “Good Enough” Revolution for the ASC?

The results from our reader poll yesterday are in, and the verdict is clear: Choice #5—the tension between "Big-Box" Robotics and "Lite" Navigation—is the topic you want to dissect. It’s not just a technical debate; it’s a collision between two irreconcilable business models in the orthopedic theater. On one side, we have the $1.5M robotic giants that have defined the last decade.

On the other, a wave of $50,000 Augmented Reality (AR) headsets claiming to deliver 95% of the accuracy at 5% of the cost. As the migration to Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) accelerates (growing at an 11.5% CAGR...


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