The magnetic resonance (MR) compatible surgical robots and the driven technologies are the hotspots and frontiers in the field of the medical equipment. This paper reviews the stateoftheart of the MRcompatible surgical robots and the driven technologies. Firstly, the characteristics of the magnetic resonance imaging technologies introduced. Then, the developments of MRcompatible surgical robots summarized. The characteristics of different driven methods of MRcompatible surgical robots compared. Moreover, the research status of magnetic resonance compatible surgical robots driven by piezoelectric actuators mainly introduced. The research progress of magnetic resonance compatible piezoelectric actuators discussed. Finally, the problems of magnetic resonance compatible surgical robots driven by piezoelectric actuators and the prospect of future research summarized.