robotics

Surgeons in an operating room standing above a patient on a table with large lights above them
By  Jessica Hagen 01:04 pm December 4, 2023
EndoQuest, an endoluminal robotics technology company, announced it closed a $42 million C-1 preferred financing round. Existing investors CE Ventures Limited and McNair Interests Ltd. participated in the round, as did new investor Puma Venture Capital LLC.   WHAT IT DOES The Houston-based company developed a flexible robotics surgery system to perform minimally invasive procedures in upper and...
Senior residents at Allity interacting with the companion robot Abi by Andromeda Robotics
By  Adam Ang 04:24 am November 9, 2023
Sydney-based startup Andromeda Robotics has integrated generative artificial intelligence into robotics to complement the support provided in aged care. WHAT IT DOES Founded by a group of engineers in 2022, Andromeda Robotics aims to transform human-robot interactions by developing empathetic companion robots, targeting the elderly and children in hospitals.  WHAT IT'S ABOUT The prototype...
Healthcare providers performing surgery on a patient with lights shining down from the ceiling
By  Jessica Hagen 05:18 pm October 13, 2023
British medtech company Brainomix and Switzerland-based remote robotic surgical company Nanoflex Robotics announced the receipt of £400,000 ($420,418) and CHF 400,000 ($443,700), respectively, to codevelop an AI-assisted magnetic navigation system for stroke-related robotic surgical tools. Innovate UK, the innovation agency in the United Kingdom, and Innosuisse, Switzerland's Innovation Agency,...
Diligent Robotics cofounders Andrea Thomaz and Vivian Chu with the Moxi robot
By  Jessica Hagen 05:34 pm September 22, 2023
Diligent Robotics, maker of the autonomous clinical support robot Moxi, announced it scored $25 million in new funding.  Canaan led the round, with participation from existing investors DNX Ventures, True Ventures and Next Coast Ventures, and new investor Northwestern Medicine Innovation.  Rich Boyle, general partner at Canaan, will join Diligent Robotics' board of directors.  WHAT THEY DO...
Two healthcare providers sitting in front of a computer touching the screen
By  Jessica Hagen 11:55 am August 17, 2023
California-based Mendaera, a healthcare robotics company, announced that it had secured $24 million in Series A funding, led by Lux Capital.  Operator Partners, Founders Fund and Allen & Company participated in the round, alongside investors Auris Health founder Dr. Fred Moll, Intuitive Surgical and former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey.  WHAT IT DOES Mendaera completed the research and design...
University of Sydney professors Elizabeth Clarke and Bill Walter pose beside the robotic arm KOBRA
By  Adam Ang 04:33 am September 26, 2022
A new robotic arm at the Kolling Institute, a joint venture between the Northern Sydney Local Health District and the University of Sydney, is seen to improve hip and knee replacements in Australia. WHAT IT DOES Called KOBRA (Kolling Orthopaedic Biomechanics Robotic Arm), the orthopaedic biomechanics robot is one of the only two robots in the country that is based on simVitro –  a hardware...
UGO Exoskeleton robot by RoboCT
By  Adam Ang 03:54 am April 13, 2022
Hangzhou RoboCT Technology Development Co., maker of rehabilitation robots in China, has scored $15.7 million in a Series A+ funding round led by Fortune Capital.  The investing round was also participated by Essence Securities, Poly Capital, and its existing investor, Blue Run Ventures China.  WHAT IT DOES RoboCT develops smart rehabilitation devices and rehabilitation assistance tools for the...
Diligent Robotics cofounders Andrea Thomaz and Vivian Chu with the Moxi robot
By  Emily Olsen 02:26 pm April 11, 2022
Diligent Robotics raised more than $30 million in a Series B funding round for its clinical support robot, Moxi. The round was led by Tiger Global with participation from True Ventures, DNX Venture, Ubiquity Ventures, E14 Fund, Next Coast Ventures, Boom Capital, Gaingels and Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures. The startup joined the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator class announced in February 2021.  This...
ANT-X, a robotic intervention system by NDR Medical
By  Adam Ang 03:13 am March 18, 2022
NDR Medical launches Japan office Singaporean medical device maker NDR Medical has opened a new office in Tokyo, Japan, its fourth location in Asia-Pacific. The company also operates in China and Malaysia. Alongside its opening, the company will also conduct a multi-site trial for its Automated Needle Targeting with X-ray (ANT-X) system with two Japanese university hospitals. The trial is...
NexStem headset
By  Adam Ang 06:01 am March 16, 2022
NexStem, a robotics startup based in Palo Alto, California with a R&D team in India, is set to roll out across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States its headset that can be controlled by a user's thoughts. The launch comes as the company has received funding from angel investors like BITS Spark and Indian internet company InfoEdge for an undisclosed amount. WHAT IT'S FOR NexStem offers...