Tag: dexter
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Distalmotion raises $150 million for its robotic surgery system
Distalmotion has raised $150 million in new financing. The company says this “significant fundraise reinforces the confidence” of its existing investors led by Revival Healthcare Capital. Dexter, Distalmotion’s robotic platform, is in day-to-day clinical use in Europe, successfully treating patients across a multitude of complex and high-volume procedures in general surgery, gynecology, urology.
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University Hospital Tübingen carries out first Dexter robotic surgeries in Germany
University Hospital Tübingen has successfully completed gynecological operations using the Distalmotion Dexter on-demand robotic surgery system. This marks the Swiss robot’s first clinical use in Germany. Professor Dr Diethelm Wallwiener, Prof Dr Sara Brucker, Prof Dr Bernhard Krämer and their teams used the Dexter robot in several surgical procedures.
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Saintonge becomes first hospital in France to install the Dexter surgical robot
Saintonge says it has become the first hospital in France to install the Dexter surgical robot, which was developed by Distalmotion, a Swiss company. With its new Dexter system Saintonge Hospital says it is pioneering a new approach to best-in-class minimally invasive care called “on-demand robotics”. This new concept allows laparoscopic surgeons to choose their…
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Distalmotion raises $90 million to accelerate adoption of its surgical robot
Distalmotion has raised $90 million in Series E financing to support the global commercialization of its surgical robot Dexter. Revival Healthcare Capital led the round with participation from 415 Capital, as well as existing investors. CE-marked Dexter shifts the paradigm of robotic surgery by bringing the surgeon back into the sterile field, allowing direct patient…
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Electric Sheep Robotics launches its Dexter robotic lawnmower system
Electric Sheep Robotics, the leader in autonomous lawn mowing, has officially launched its Dexter robot. Dexter takes existing commercial lawn mowers, both gas and electric, and turns them into autonomous vehicles. Dexter is designed to address critical labor shortages in the landscaping, facilities, and property management industries. Nationally, a record 4.5 million US workers quit…
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Landscaping robot company Electric Sheep Robotics officially launches
Robotic lawnmower startup Electric Sheep Robotics has now officially launched as “an autonomy partner to the landscaping industry”. The company is tackling the industry’s single most pressing challenge, a decades-long shortage of reliable labor. This has often resulted in businesses that are unable to grow beyond a certain size even if the demand is present.…