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Kawasaki develops nurse assistant robot with Foxconn

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries has co-developed nurse assistant robot “Nurabot” through a strategic partnership with Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturing services company from Taiwan. 

Aiming for market launch in FY2026, they have been conducting verification experiments since April 2025 at the Taichung Veterans General Hospital, a national hospital in Taiwan.

Medical institutions in advanced countries are experiencing increasingly serious shortages of medical professionals, particularly nurses. [Read more…] about Kawasaki develops nurse assistant robot with Foxconn

Intuitive awarded CE Mark for robotic surgery system

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Intuitive, a specialist in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, says its da Vinci 5 Surgical System has received CE mark approval for adult and pediatric use in Europe for minimally invasive endoscopic procedures across abdominopelvic and thoracoscopic surgical procedures, including urologic, gynecologic, and general laparoscopic procedures.

Da Vinci 5 is Intuitive’s most advanced and integrated multiport robotic-assisted surgical system, building on the da Vinci Xi Surgical System’s highly functional design.

It features more than 150 enhancements and joins a portfolio of da Vinci surgical systems that surgeons have used in more than 410,000 procedures in Europe in 2024 and nearly 17 million procedures worldwide to date. [Read more…] about Intuitive awarded CE Mark for robotic surgery system

SuperDial raises $15 million to automate healthcare’s ‘endless’ administrative phone calls

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As AI agents reshape work across industries, SuperDial is targeting one of healthcare’s most expensive and invisible burdens: administrative phone calls, which the company characterizes as “endless”.

SuperDial has raised $15 million in new funding to scale its voice AI platform, which automates “high-friction” insurance calls that cost provider organizations and billing companies “billions of dollars every year”.

The debt and equity series A round was led by SignalFire, with participation from Slow Ventures, BoxGroup, and Scrub Capital. It includes $3 million in venture debt for SuperDial to invest in R&D and go-to-market initiatives. [Read more…] about SuperDial raises $15 million to automate healthcare’s ‘endless’ administrative phone calls

Opinions: IEEE experts weigh in on future of remote robotic surgery and AI in healthcare

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Healthcare has seen a major technological development in recent times, with a recent news report detailing one of the world’s first remote robotic surgery procedures.

The groundbreaking human clinical trial saw a patient in Angola undergo a prostatectomy procedure, with the surgeon operating from Orlando, Florida.

This significant achievement in transcontinental robotic telesurgery highlights how healthcare is rapidly evolving, marking a shift that could have significant humanitarian implications, particularly for remote or underserved areas of the world. [Read more…] about Opinions: IEEE experts weigh in on future of remote robotic surgery and AI in healthcare

XRobotics raises $2.5 million to scale AI pizza production

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XRobotics, a San Francisco-based company, building smart kitchen robots for pizza-making, has successfully raised a $2.5 million seed round led by FinSight Ventures and joined by SOSV, MANA Ventures, and Republic Capital.

The company’s robots can produce up to 100 pizzas per hour and significantly reduce operational costs for restaurants.

Unlike traditional food automation, XRobotics relies on computer vision and AI combined with custom patented robotics inventions that adapt to the environment and unpredictable nature of organic ingredients – from sticky cheeses and temperature-sensitive toppings to sauces that vary from batch to batch. [Read more…] about XRobotics raises $2.5 million to scale AI pizza production

Distalmotion gains FDA clearance for robotic surgery system

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Distalmotion, a robotic surgery company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the use of its Dexter Robotic Surgery System in adult cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal).

This milestone represents the second approved indication in the US, following De Novo clearance for inguinal hernia repair in Q4 2024.

Greg Roche, CEO of Distalmotion, says: “Cholecystectomy is a key procedure in general surgery, with approximately one million cases performed annually – of which 60 percent are performed in outpatient settings. [Read more…] about Distalmotion gains FDA clearance for robotic surgery system

Robotic IVF: Conceivable Life Sciences targets $35 billion market with automated labs

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The global in-vitro fertilization (IVF) market, valued at over $26.5 billion in 2023 and projected by some analysts to exceed $35 billion by 2030, is at the point of a technological revolution.

New York-based Conceivable Life Sciences is positioning itself at the vanguard of this transformation, developing what it claims is the world’s first end-to-end automated, AI-powered IVF laboratory.

This innovation promises to not only disrupt existing methodologies but also significantly expand market reach by tackling critical barriers of cost, accessibility, and scalability. [Read more…] about Robotic IVF: Conceivable Life Sciences targets $35 billion market with automated labs

Cornerstone Robotics raises over $70 million to commercialize its robotic surgery system

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Cornerstone Robotics, a developer of surgical robotics, has raised over $70 million in Series C financing led by EQT with participation from Qiming Venture Partners, Alpha JWC Ventures, the Innovation and Technology Venture Fund, eGarden Ventures, CTS Funds, K2VC, Long-Z Capital, and others.

This funding will accelerate the company’s efforts in advancing the commercialization process, developing new surgical robotics products, conducting clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals, and promoting global adoption of advanced robotic surgical solutions.

In addition to receiving funding from a group of prominent investors, the company headquartered in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, also received investment from the Innovation and Technology Venture Fund under the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. [Read more…] about Cornerstone Robotics raises over $70 million to commercialize its robotic surgery system

Foxconn, Nvidia and Kawasaki partner to develop AI-powered nursing robot

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Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, in collaboration with Nvidia, has unveiled its “groundbreaking AI-powered robot”, NuraBot, at the ongoing Computex event.

Jointly developed by Foxconn, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, this innovative machine is designed to revolutionize the healthcare sector, particularly in nursing care, by providing intelligent assistance to both patients and medical professionals.

Leveraging Nvidia’s advanced AI and robotics platforms, NuraBot is equipped with sophisticated perception, natural language processing, and autonomous navigation capabilities. [Read more…] about Foxconn, Nvidia and Kawasaki partner to develop AI-powered nursing robot

Lab automation: How AI and robotics are accelerating drug discovery

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The journey from identifying a potential new medicine to bringing it to patients is notoriously long, breathtakingly expensive, and fraught with high failure rates.

Traditional drug discovery, while achieving monumental successes, is often a slow, painstaking process.

However, a new era is dawning, driven by the convergence of advanced laboratory automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence. [Read more…] about Lab automation: How AI and robotics are accelerating drug discovery