Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG)

Surgical robot maker. Read October 19, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending December 31, 2025, filed February 3, 2026. Ranked 27 of the 52 Healthcare companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

17,021 full-time employees counted by function: 7,625 in manufacturing and 2,288 in research read as medical equipment with the sales force, the field service half of 4,837 commercial and service staff at equipment repair, and 2,271 administrative staff at management of companies.

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 21% now, 34% at the end of 2027, 41% at the end of 2028, 43% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 43% desk work, 17% people work and 41% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 53% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 37% becomes checking a model's work and 7% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

17,021 employees as of December 31, 2025 (stated). The filing states employees in 29 countries and no count by country; 68% of revenue is domestic.

The filing: “As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 17,021 full-time employees, with approximately 2,288 in research and development, 7,625 in manufacturing operations, 4,837 in commercial and service operations, and 2,271 in administrative activities.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: 17,021 full-time employees at December 31, 2025, by function: 2,288 research and development, 7,625 manufacturing operations, 4,837 commercial and service operations, 2,271 administrative; up 1,383 in the year; turnover 9.3%; no part-time or union figures stated.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.

• Abbott Laboratories (ABT, 115,000 employees)18% now, 35% by 2028
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX, 72,000 employees)19% now, 36% by 2028
• Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX, 59,000 employees)19% now, 42% by 2028
• Stryker Corporation (SYK, 56,000 employees)19% now, 39% by 2028
• Baxter International Inc. (BAX, 37,500 employees)19% now, 37% by 2028
• Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN, 20,290 employees)19% now, 36% by 2028
• STERIS plc (STE, 17,937 employees)22% now, 39% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

37 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI in 37 sentences: incorporating artificial intelligence technologies into its products, services and operations and the legal and regulatory risks that may bring, the laws on data and responsible AI use it must comply with, and machine learning and generative AI among the techniques used to compromise systems.

• “Incorporating artificial intelligence technologies into our products, services, and operations may result in legal and regulatory risks or have other adverse consequences to our business, financial condition, or results of operations.”
• “Our business is subject to complex and evolving laws and regulations regarding data privacy, data protection, artificial intelligence, and responsible use of data, and any failure to comply may result in significant liability, negative publicity, and/or erosion of trust, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.”
• “Techniques used to compromise or sabotage systems, including the use of advanced technologies, such as machine learning or generative artificial intelligence ("AI"), change frequently, may originate from less regulated and remote areas of the world, may be difficult to detect, and generally are not recognized until after they are launched against a target.”
• “In addition, with the prolific use of AI technologies, there is an increased risk of unauthorized or accidental disclosure.”
• “For example, our employees, third-party service providers, strategic partners, or other contractors or consultants may input inappropriate or confidential information into an AI system (in particular, a system that is managed, owned, or controlled by a third party), thereby compromising our business operations.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20210median 0
• Fiscal 20220median 0
• Fiscal 202323median 1
• Fiscal 202431median 4
• Fiscal 202537median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• The commercial and service count is split between sales and field service by description.
• The stated total is a count of full-time employees.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001035267-26-000010, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.