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IEEE Spectrum October 2006 Rosen & Hannaford	Doc at a Distance Robot surgeons promise to save lives in remote communities, war zones, and disaster-stricken areas.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Jack Uldrich	I Love Intuitive Surgical Robotic surgeries should have investors' hearts pumping.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Anders Bylund	Of Robots and Rocket-Powered Returns Intuitive Surgical is a stock that meets your need for speed and security, all at once.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Intuitive Surgical Sells Itself A hospital's mailing on the company's da Vinci Surgical System could boost demand from patients. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Devon Rackle	An Intuitively Obvious Buy Virtually limitless growth, a monopolistic position, and a cheap valuation all make Intuitive Surgical a compelling opportunity.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Intuitive Surgical's Transparent Future When combined with the latest advances in computer software, it is clear that Intuitive Surgical's future is becoming increasingly transparent -- and positive. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Intuitive Surgical's Beating Heart Investors, there are a lot of reasons to like Intuitive Surgical. Better software will continue to improve surgeons' performance levels in meeting the demanding requirements of cardiovascular surgery.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Impressive Number No One Is Talking About Future growth still looks good for Intuitive Surgical.
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Carol Marie Cropper	The Robot Is In -- And Ready To Operate More and more surgeries -- from prostate to heart -- are being performed by doctors remotely guiding robotic arms.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Intuitive Surgical Is a Cut Above The maker of medical robots offers hot growth and a red-hot valuation to match.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2011 Brian Orelli	What Will Intuitive Surgical Do for an Encore? Intuitive Surgical managed just a 10% year-over-year increase in revenue from sales of its da Vinci Surgical Systems in the fourth quarter of last year. Yet its total revenue increased a solid 21%. How?
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Slicing and Dicing Intuitive Surgical's Quarter Not the best we've seen, but still solid.
Popular Mechanics October 2009	Robotic Surgeons Take Over at a Hospital Near You The tool-wielding wrists of the da Vinci can rotate 540 degrees and have seven degrees of freedom, making the tools of the mechanical surgeon more dexterous than instruments held in human fingers.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	One Surgery Dominated, A Hundred More to Go Intuitive Surgical isn't slowing down.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2010 Jim Mueller	Buy, Sell, or Hold Intuitive Surgical? Coming into the quarterly earnings, what should investors do regarding Intuitive Surgical? Here's a quick look at some arguments for the three possibilities.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Brian Richards	Intuitive Surgical: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats A look inside the business of the da Vinci robot maker.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Rick Munarriz	Daily Double: Intuitive Surgical While growth investors may not balk at paying 69 times this year's profits for a dynamic growth company like Intuitive Surgical, they may think twice if a bottom line dip prices the company at nearly 80 times forward earnings.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2008 Anders Bylund	Intuitive Surgical Just Makes Sense The company blew past analyst estimates and management guidance. The stock price has tripled in just one year, with a breathtaking 2,500% five-year return.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	1,111 Reasons to Love This Company Intuitive Surgical's already installed base of 1,111 da Vinci surgical machines will drive sales through the use of consumables.
Managed Care March 2007	Competition Wins Over Centralization Insurers who recommend a particular provider or health care organization to a patient considering a surgical procedure need to determine how complex the procedure is and how frequently the surgeon performs the procedure.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Best Stocks for 2010: Intuitive Surgical Intuitive Surgical never looks cheap. Then again, good growth stocks usually don't.
Civil War Times August 19, 2004 Alfred Jay Bollet	The Truth About Civil War Surgery If you think Civil War surgeons were ill-trained sawbones who loved to amputate -- usually without anaesthesia -- you need to read this!
The Motley Fool July 25, 2011 Brian Stoffel	My Money Is On This Hot Medical Stock Intuitive Surgical is blazing new paths for surgical procedures.
Job Journal May 16, 2010 Kevin Wolfe	Surgical Technicians For a fast track into the operating room, become a surgical technician.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Billy Fisher	Dueling Fools: Intuitive Surgical Bull For a company consistently growing its sales by 50% and maintaining healthy product margins, it's hard to imagine that this medical device maker's stock has yet met its peak.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Querna & Fischman	Good Medical Help Close to Home Your local hospital might be just as good as any glittery big-name center. Finding out if your local hospital is up to snuff requires some homework. Here are the major factors in judging the quality of care, courtesy of U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue.
CRM August 2003 Mark Leon	It's Not Brain Surgery How Intuitive Surgical used CRM to streamline operations and increase efficiency.
Popular Mechanics May 8, 2008 Chris Ladd	Autonomous 3D Robot Doc Gets X-Ray Powers With DIY A.I. Looks like the robotic uprising could be headed for the OR after all: Bots can now see through your flesh in three dimensions and direct a mechanical arm to perform a biopsy.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Intuitive Surgical's Blowout Quarter The company makes analysts' estimates for the second quarter look anemic. The three analysts following the company will need to update their earnings forecasts for 2005. Still, investors may scoff at the stock's $65.00 price: too high.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 Billy Fisher	Sales Surge at Intuitive Surgical Huge demand for Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robotic surgical system leads to an 84% increase in operating income and a huge jump in stock price.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2011 Marthe LaRosiliere	Intuitive Surgical: Plenty of Room to Grow The surgical-robot maker is nearly a 10-bagger since 2005, but its future remains bright.
AskMen.com July 28, 2015 Tyson Lowrie	How To Tell If You Have A Bad Surgeon A new study by ProPublica, a patients' advocacy group, makes a damning claim: a relatively small number of surgeons are causing a disproportionate amount of complications, botched surgeries and occasionally deaths.
IEEE Spectrum February 2010	Dream Jobs 2010 The willingness to jump off an obvious career path, make a sudden change in direction, and, sometimes, take advantage of a stroke of luck landed these 10 technologists their dream jobs
Fast Company May 2009 Chuck Salter	The Doctor of the Future Cost, access, quality -- the prognosis for American health care may look grim, but innovation is the cure. The medicine of tomorrow is being born today.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Of Intuition and Intuitive Surgical Price has decoupled from value, but the company is growing like a weed. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2010 Brian Orelli	How Do You Put a Price on Pain? Price controls could wreck havoc on expensive therapies that control pain.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Anders Bylund	Can This Moat Still Stave Off Invading Hordes? A closer look at Intuitive Surgical's competition only confirms the thesis: this moat is safe as houses.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Success Is Intuitive Surgical robotics continues to grow, and Intuitive Surgical dominates the market. It's important to note, though, that valuation is a tricky matter when you're dealing with fast-growing companies that are basically pioneering entirely new businesses.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Billy Fisher	Robust Returns in Robotics Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robot arms reel in profits and shares continue to gain steam.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	Intuitive Surgical Makes Me a Winner! Hysterectomies are poised to pass prostatectomies as the company's growth driver.
AskMen.com August 31, 2015 Christopher S. Ahmad	Evolving Your Skill Set There isn't a profession or avocation that won't benefit from dedication to constant training and re-mastery of one's skills and experiences. Start evolving your skill today.
IndustryWeek November 17, 2010	IW 50: The Art of Making the da Vinci Intuitive Surgical approaches manufacturing with an innovation-first mindset.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2007 Billy Fisher	Robotics' Momentum Continues MAKO Surgical files for an IPO. The medical device maker has designed a surgeon-interactive robotic system to assist orthopedic surgeons carry out more precise and less invasive osteoarthritic knee surgeries.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Intuitive Surgical and Internet2 A more advanced Internet could open up new possibilities in robotic surgery. What will that mean for Intuitive Surgical investors?
The Motley Fool January 20, 2009 Anders Bylund	Foolish Forecast: Grab Intuitive Surgical While It's Cheap In advance of earnings let's take a look at how medical robotics maker Intuitive Surgical stacks up against some of its peers and competitors.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2010 Anders Bylund	This Moat Just Keeps Growing! After carving its way into our hearts and portfolios, Intuitive Surgical is still exploring many new fields.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2011 Anders Bylund	Buy These 3 Tech Stocks to Hold Forever Google, IBM, and Intuitive Surgical may be those elusive "forever" stocks.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2011 Brian Orelli	This High-Tech Company Still Has the Touch Intuitive Surgical beats analysts' expectations. Again.
PC Magazine September 13, 2006 Sebastian Rupley	Bomb-sniffing Bot First came the Roomba vacuum cleaner. Now we have iRobot's PackBot EOD (short for explosive-ordnance disposal)... Now virtual surgery and soon a virtual human...
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Are Intuitive Surgical and iRobot Just Babies? Robotic technology is still in the early stages of its development, and it will only get better. The best time for investors to jump in is when that company is young.