Neptune Medical said the financing strengthens its position as a gastrointestinal-focused company expanding into robotics.
Asensus Surgical will file bankruptcy if Karl Storz merger fails
If shareholders do not approve the merger, Asensus said it will incur “significant near-term financial obligations.”
DroneUp reaches up to 500 drone deliveries in a single day
Not only is DroneUp rapidly increasing its payload capacity, but it’s also increasing the drone-to-pilot ratio for BVLOS deliveries.
Texas Children’s Hospital transfers fruit flies with ABB YuMi cobot for neurological research
YuMi is the first system at Texas Children’s Hospital that does not require the flies to be anesthetized before transfer, says ABB Robotics.
CMR Surgical begins 1st pediatric clinical trial with Versius
The Versius trial is focusing on children and infants that are undergoing a range of urological procedures.
DePuy Synthes launches Velys surgical robot for spine
Dual-use system offers standalone navigation and an active robotics platform for flexibility in approach and planning.
PillBot lets doctors see inside the human body
Endiatx prepares PillBot for FDA approval and begins limited clinical trials with the latest generation of the device.
Top 10 robotics stories of July 2024
Humanoids continued to grab our readers’ attention in July 2024, with four of our top 10 stories centering on the topic.
Perceptive says AI-driven robot is faster than a human dentist
Perceptive has developed and demonstrated a robot that uses imaging and AI for dental procedures such as crown placement.
Asensus Surgical denies lack of disclosures in planned Karl Storz merger
Asensus Surgical denied any legal wrongdoing in statements around its planned merger and offered further information.
Clarapath brings in $36M to modernize pathology labs with robotics
Clarapath plans to use the funding to commercialize SectionStar and consolidate and standardize more laboratory processes.
Wandercraft exoskeleton used in Olympic torch relay
Kevin Piette works for Wandercraft, the company that built what it calls a Personal Exoskeleton that could help disabled people walk.
Asensus Senhance surgical robot receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Asensus has placed its first Senhance system for urological procedures at a dedicated pediatric hospital in the U.S.
Enchanted Tools delivers Mirokaï social robot to first customer
Enchanted Tools has deployed its first Mirokaï social robots to French research institute ISIR, which is studying human-machine interactions.
Meet the RoboBusiness 2024 keynote speakers
Rodney Brooks, Sergey Levine, Claire Delaunay, a state-of-the-industry panel, and a live demo of a swallowable robotic pill will headline leading commercial robotics event.
What Intuitive Surgical’s limited da Vinci 5 launch can teach device developers
Before its full-scale launch of the da Vinci 5 robot, Intuitive Surgical executives said they have three items on their checklist.
CMR Surgical names Boston Scientific veteran non-executive chair
Moore brings more than 35 years of experience in the medtech industry, including nearly 20 years spent at Boston Scientific, to CMR Surgical.
Medtech vet Mark Toland on what’s next for surgical robotics
Toland envisions the future of AI in surgical robotics as more than just informing a surgeon how to best perform an operation.
Fourier Intelligence rebrands to Fourier and Fourier Rehab
Fourier says it will provide a wider range of humanoid robots, exoskeletons, and other systems to serve diverse market needs.
Think Surgical collaborates with Signature Orthopaedics
The collaboration involves a SignatureOrtho knee design joining the Think Surgical ID-HUB, a proprietary data bank of implant modules.
Microbot Medical completes 1st clinical trial of surgical robot
The Liberty surgical robot is a single-use endovascular system and requires no dedicated infrastructure to be used.
Glidance raises $1.5M to develop robots for visually impaired
Oversubscribed round will help launch the Alpha and BETA tests in late summer and early fall across Canada, the US, Europe, and the UK.