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Medtronic Invests $700 Million in Cornerstone Robotics for Sentire Distribution Rights

Medtronic announced a strategic partnership with Hong Kong-based Cornerstone Robotics, investing approximately $700 million for distribution rights to the Sentire surgical system in select non-U.S. markets. The deal creates a two-platform robotic surgery portfolio, pairing Medtronic's Hugo RAS system with Sentire. This investment supports Cornerstone's expansion and reflects a broader trend toward multi-platform strategies in surgical robotics.

Sep 16 minNeura News
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NVIDIA Open Sources GPU Medical Physics Simulation Framework

NVIDIA has open sourced its Medical Physics Simulation framework, a GPU-accelerated tool within Isaac for Healthcare that helps medical robotics developers model anatomy-device interactions, generate rare scenarios, and train robot policies in virtual environments. The framework combines classical physics simulation with generative AI from NVIDIA Cosmos-H Dreams, enabling parallel training of thousands of robot environments. Medical device leaders including CMR Surgical, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, and XCath are already using it to advance surgical robotics and regulatory evidence.

Jul 224 minNeura News