Barco demonstrates the foundation for AI‑enabled surgical environments at NVIDIA GTC 2026

As AI innovation continues to enter clinical practice, surgical environments require more than standalone applications. They need a secure, scalable foundation that allows intelligent systems to integrate seamlessly into the operating room.  
At GTC 2026, Barco shows how its NVIDIA IGX–based platform brings partner applications together within a unified surgical workflow.
 

Enabling coordinated surgical AI

Barco’s live demonstration presents a complete perioperative pathway, spanning preoperative planning, intraoperative decision support and postoperative documentation.

At the core:

• NexxisCompute, Barco’s edge compute platform built on NVIDIA IGX technology, provides scalable, clinical‑grade compute for real‑time AI workloads.

• Brilliant Assistant ™️, a smart surgical display that serves as a real-time assistant developed with SoftAcuity, enables touch‑ and voice‑driven interaction in the operating room.

• Nexxis AVoIP delivers deterministic, near-zero latency transport of surgical video and clinical data.

The demonstration integrates two 3rd party applications that provide decision support for the clinical staff:

• Mantyx, a surgical copilot delivering real‑time guidance such as phase detection and anatomy recognition.

• OnTarget by PointCaré, providing agentic AI–driven anesthesia decision support and critical‑care workflow assistance

Connected through Nexxis, these applications operate within a distributed edge architecture designed for modern surgical AI environments. 

By combining standardized connectivity with scalable compute, Barco enables AI developers and technology partners to integrate new applications into the operating room without redesigning infrastructure.