Despite a few high-profile failures, robotics investments kept going strong in April 2019, with funding flowing to companies working on self-driving cars, supply chain automation, and robots in healthcare.
HistoSonics raises $54M for medical robotics platform
HistoSonics closed a $54 million Series C round for its robotically-assisted platform it says uses sound energy to liquify and destroy cancerous tumors without affecting surrounding tissue. Branded as Robotically Assisted Sonic Therapy (RAST), the histotripsy technology combines robotics, imaging and sensor technology to exploit microscopic air bubbles that naturally exist in tissue. HistoSonics’ Series…