Vicarious Surgical: Combining robotics with virtual reality
Vicarious Surgical in August 2020 announced that it had raised $13.2 million in funding — on top of tens of millions of dollars already raised in recent years. The Cambridge, Mass.–based startup is seeking to develop and commercialize its technology, which applies robotics and virtual reality to minimally invasive surgery.The FDA provided breakthrough device designation for Vicarious’ robot in December 2019.