Mechanized Dentistry
Now, Soon, Later.
Robot-assisted implants are real now. Restorative automation is early. A fully autonomous robot dentist is still later stage and mostly speculative.
Yomi-style implant robotics are commercially real, regulated, and dentist-operated.
Restorative automation is early, but narrow crown-prep prototypes show where the workflow may go.
Planning, admin, and workflow automation are likely to arrive before anything like a general robot dentist.
Chronology
Key milestones that show how robot dentistry actually developed: first the implant platform, then restorative prototypes, then an outlook shaped by costs and regulation.
- 2016
Neocis receives the first FDA clearance in the Yomi lineage
FDA clears the Neocis Guidance System, the predecessor to the current Yomi platform, for dental implant surgery.
- 2020
Full-arch implant treatment enters the cleared workflow
Neocis expands Yomi's cleared use to full-arch implant treatment with a new edentulous splint attachment.
- 2022
Bone reduction is added to the Yomi platform
The cleared workflow now includes guided bone reduction or alveoloplasty, extending Yomi beyond implant placement alone.
- 2024
Large clinical series shows high implant placement accuracy
A prospective series of 108 patients and 273 implants reports mean angular deviation of 1.42 deg and signed depth deviation of 0.14 mm.
- 2024
Perceptive reports the first in-human restorative robot procedure
The company describes a first automated restorative case in Barranquilla, Colombia, signaling the start of crown-prep robotics in humans.
- 2025
First in-human semi-automated crown-prep study lands as a preprint
The preprint reports six completed patients, no adverse events, and 39 um RMS deviation from the planned preparation.
- 2025
Yomi S receives FDA clearance
Neocis clears its second-generation platform with voice commands, touchscreen control, and a more streamlined implant workflow.
- 2026
Yomi crosses 100,000 robotic osteotomies
Neocis says the platform has surpassed 100,000 osteotomies and that the first real-world Yomi S cases have been completed.
- 2026+ Later
Broad autonomy is still a later-stage possibility
The plausible near-term path is better planning, more workflow automation, and narrower restorative autonomy before anything like a general robot dentist.