MedTech Robotics UI Test Automation Maturity Assessment
Abstract
This surgical robotics company develops innovative breakthroughs in 3D digital robotic-assisted surgical mircroscopy. Its primary goals are to enhance surgical procedures and improve patient outcomes.
At a Glance
- A surgical robotics company selected QA Consultants due to its deep software test automation capabilities and online case studies demonstrating successful outcomes and positive recommendations
- The client included QA Consultants’ recommendations in their improvement strategy plan and have already implemented some suggestions
The Challenge
This surgical robotics company’s signature product is a vital surgical tool that can impact the life or death of a patient if performance is anything less than perfect. This requires comprehensive testing of both hardware and software applications. Immediate challenges included test coverage (automating almost three hundred test cases for the UI) and speed to release for product upgrades and software patches. Test automation was critical to enhancing both coverage and speed to release.
The Solution
The high-stakes, comprehensive test automation maturity assessment evaluated the surgical robotics company’s current state of automation, such as the discovery of artifacts, tools, processes, and skills.
Project Goals were two-fold
Improve robotic surgical arm user interface test automation framework
Transition the framework and
automation management knowledge to the engineering team
QA Consultants’ team, which included the chief automation architect who interacted with the surgical robotics company’s head of engineering,
reviewed current tools and processes to deliver an actionable assessment.
The Results
25%+
Increase in testing coverage, improving defect prevention
DEVELOPED
Alternatives for a near-term automation solution
CONTRIBUTED
To reduction in treatment delivery risks
ENABLED
Improvements in robotic surgical accuracy