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Medical & Assistive Companies
Hansen Medical
Hansen Medical is a Public company with a focus on Medical & Assistive robotics. It is located at 800 East Middlefield Rd., Mountain View CA in the United States.
Hansen Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets medical robotics designed for accurate positioning, manipulation, and stable control of catheters and catheter-based technologies. More about Hansen Medical.
Health Robotics
Health Robotics is a Private company with a focus on Medical & Assistive robotics. It is located at Via Altmann, 9/A, Bolzano BZ in Italy.
Founded in 2006, Health Robotics is a leading supplier of life-critical intravenous (IV) medication automation. Over 250 hospital installations on five continents utilize Health Robotics' robotics-based technology and clinical software automation solutions. The company claims that its unique solutions simultaneously improve patient safety and reduce costs. More about Health Robotics.
Honda Robotics
Honda Robotics is a Public company with a focus on Humanoid & Software & Medical & Assistive robotics. It is located at 1-1, 2-Chome, Minami-Aoyama Minato-ku, Tokyo in Japan.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of motorcycles, automobiles, and power products primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its motorcycle line consists of business and commuter models, as well as sports models, including trial and moto-cross racing; all—terrain vehicles; personal watercrafts; and multi utility vehicles. More about Honda Robotics.
Intuitive Surgical
Intuitive Surgical is a Public company with a focus on Medical & Assistive robotics. It is located at 1266 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale CA in the United States.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets da Vinci surgical systems for various surgical procedures, including urologic, gynecologic, cardiothoracic, general, and head and neck surgeries. Its da Vinci surgical system consists of a surgeon’s console or consoles, a patient-side cart, a 3-D vision system, and proprietary ‘wristed’ instruments. More about Intuitive Surgical.
Mako Surgical
Mako Surgical is a Public company with a focus on Medical & Assistive robotics. It is located at 2555 Davie Road, Ft. Lauderdale FL in the United States.
MAKO Surgical Corp., a medical device company, markets its advanced robotic arm solution and orthopedic implants for orthopedic procedures in the United States and internationally. It offers MAKOplasty, a restorative surgical solution that enables orthopedic surgeons to treat patient specific osteoarthritic disease. More about Mako Surgical.
Restoration Robotics
Restoration Robotics is a Private company with a focus on Medical & Assistive robotics. It is located at 1383 Shorebird Way, Mountain View CA in the United States.

Restoration Robotics, Inc. develops aesthetic surgeries using robotics. The company offers robotic surgery systems for hair transplants. It uses image-guided robotic technology to perform hair restoration by emulating the FUE technique. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Mountain View, California.

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Robosoft
Robosoft is a Private company with a focus on Manipulator & Mobile & Medical & Assistive robotics. It is located at Technopole d'lzarbel, Bidart in France.
Robosoft S.A. supplies robotic solutions for transport, cleanliness, security, and health markets. The company offers cybernetic transport systems, interactive rides, transport of goods, refueling robots, glass-roof and floor cleaning, Packbot EOD, and vehicle robotization solutions. It serves public research centers, organizations, cleaning contractors, public transport network, television channels and video producers, and industrial vehicles manufacturers. More about Robosoft.
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