BARMER announced it will accept a ruling from state courts that made exoskeletons considered as direct disability compensation.
Inside Samantha Johnson’s quest to build robots for deafblind people
Tatum Robotics won the RoboBusiness Pitchfire robotics startup competition. It’s building an anthropomorphic hand that signs tactile sign languages for people with deafblindness who can’t hear or see.
Titan Medical seeks share consolidation to retain public listing
Surgical robotics company described share consolidation as the last option to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s $1 per share minimum bid price requirement and retain its listing.
Galen Robotics brings in $15 million in oversubscribed round
Galen Robotics is a surgical robotics company looking to erase the large capital expenditures end-users face when considering surgical robotics.
THINK Surgical brings in $100M
THINK Surgical announced that it brought in a $100 million investment from KDB Investment Global Healthcare of Korea.
Stanford researchers create robotic boot that helps people walk
Engineers at Stanford University have created a boot-like robotic exoskeleton that can increase walking speed and reduce walking effort.
CIONIC brings in $12.5M for bionic clothing
CIONIC, a bionic clothing company, brought in $12.5 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $23 million.
UCSF partners with FDA for robotic surgery trial
UCSF Health is preparing for the only FDA-approved study of the use of single port robotic technology for colorectal surgery in the U.S.
Symani Surgical System takes the surgeon out of the operating area
The Symani Surgical System, which can remove the surgeon from the operating area, has already performed five surgeries.
MassRobotics, Festo, Mitsubishi Electric, MITRE, Novanta to support healthcare robotics startups
The Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst program objective is to provide startups with connections, guidance and resources.
Levita Magnetics raises $26M for Magnetic-Assisted Robotic Surgery platform
Levita Magnetics said it has raised $26 million to fund regulatory and commercial progress on its Magnetic-Assisted Robotic Surgery (MARS) platform.
Titan Medical to start manufacturing Enos systems later this year
The goal is to commercially launch Enos in early 2025 after securing a De Novo market authorization from the FDA.
MIRA surgical robot to be tested in space in 2024
MIRA will work inside a microwave-oven-sized experiment locker, and will perform tasks like cutting simulated tissue.
Lessons learned in medical robotics development
Enrique Romo, VP of research and innovation at Noah Medical, explains the company’s four tenets of robotics innovation.
Surgical robotics maker Intuitive misses mark in Q2
Intuitive warned COVID-19 will likely continue to have an adverse impact on da Vinci procedure volumes.
Medical Microinstruments raises $75M for robotic microsurgery
Robotic microsurgery company Medical Microinstruments announced today that it raised $75 million in a Series B financing round.
Bionic clothing innovator Cionic collaborating with Yves Behar’s fuseproject
Breakthrough Cionic Neural Sleeve redefines the future of human mobility through the use of AI for muscle stimulation and gait enhancement.
Excelsius robotic spine surgery system at work in 20 hospitals
The Excelsius Ecosystem is a robotic navigation platform that combines Globus Medical’s Excelsius 3D imaging system and ExcelsiusGPS.
Ganymed Robotics brings in more than $21M in Series B funding
Ganymed Robotics’ technology platform acts as a co-manipulated robotic assistant for total knee arthroplasty.
Former Mazor Robotics VP accused of insider trading
Ron Tavlin allegedly informed a friend about Medtronic’s impending acquisition announcement of Mazor Robotics in 2018.
Memic completes first U.S. cases with Hominis Surgical System
Memic Innovative Surgery announced that 2 Florida hospitals have completed the first procedures in the U.S. with the Hominis Surgical System.
Ekso Bionics exoskeleton cleared for use with MS patients
The latest generation of the Ekso Bionics platform, the EksoNR previously received clearance for stroke and spinal cord rehabilitation in 2016, then acquired brain injury (ABI) in 2020