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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Integrated Surgical
Systems, Inc. for the registration of 619,355 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated January 31, 1997,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Integrated Surgical
Systems, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended
December 31, 1996, and included in the Registration Statement (Form SB-2 No.
333-31481) and related Prospectus of Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. dated
November 14, 1997 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Sacramento, California
 
December 10, 1997