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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 Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-83067) and related Prospectus of Integrated Surgical
Systems, Inc. for the registration of 2,121,635 shares of its common stock and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 12,
1999, 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, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Sacramento, California
September  21, 1999