Ageo Central General Hospital (Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture, Director: Kenichiro Kojima) will hold a summer event titled "Kids Seminar: Learn About Robotic Surgery!" on August 1, 2026 (Sat), allowing elementary school students from Saitama Prefecture to operate the surgical support robot "da Vinci." This event marks its fourth year since its inception in 2023, with a total of 37 children participating so far. da Vinci Operation Experience Suture Practice Experience Simulator Operation Experience Our Hospital's Feature: A System of Four Robots - Xi, SP, and hinotori As a core hospital for the central Saitama medical region (Ageo City, Okegawa City, Kitamoto City, Ina Town, Kōnosu City), our hospital focuses on robot-assisted surgery, which reduces the burden on the body. We have a total of four surgical support robots: two da Vinci Xi units, one da Vinci SP unit, and one domestic hinotori unit. In particular, the da Vinci SP is a single-port system (where arms are inserted through one small incision), and its adoption is limited to a few facilities in Japan. We perform a wide range of robot-assisted surgeries in departments such as surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, thoracic surgery, urology, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. Seminar Overview Date and Time: August 1, 2026 (Sat) 14:00 - 17:30 Venue: Ageo Central General Hospital Operating Room *The experience will take place in the actual operating room. Target Audience: 4th to 6th graders in Saitama Prefecture *One guardian must accompany the child. Capacity: 12 participants (lottery if applications exceed capacity) Content: Suture practice, da Vinci arm operation, simulator experience, etc. The instructors will be physicians who perform actual robotic surgeries. Application: Via the Kids Seminar page on our hospital's website *Applications must be made by a guardian https://www.ach.or.jp/generalinfo/kids-seminor.html Application Deadline: July 20, 2026 (Mon) *Lottery results will