About Titan being a player or not…Remember there would be no future if ISRG did not come out with the DaVinci. They've spent millions developing a market for surgical robots, put there product out there, and now Titan is improving on it.
The future looks bright, and I'm with Titan keeping their lips sealed about development…there are hungry vultures out there trying to steal ideas to repurpose for their own benefit. I say, keep their ideas and technology secret as long as you can. The patenting process ruins the privacy of a lot of things, as once a patent is granted, all information pertaining to the patent become public knowledge. You talk about a waste of time and money, spending millions of dollars trying to protect your secrets in the courts. It's easier to say little, even if it makes the investors upset, but in the end, they are the smart ones.
I much prefer them divulging minimal details now, for a bigger payout later.
If you want quick returns, go to the casino, if you want long term success, invest in good companies…I'm going with the later...