MassRobotics, Partners Announce Second Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Cohort

​Zeta Surgical is working on surgical robotics and mixed reality. The Boston-based startup is planning to launch its first in-human study in Singapore in early 2023 while it advances its navigation system through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process. It raised $5.2 million in seed funding in March.

Through the MassRobotics Healthcare Catalyst Program, Zeta Surgical will partner with MITRE to support its regulatory and clinical research pipelines, particularly for its cranial navigation system.

Zeta Surgical

​Zeta Surgical is working on surgical robotics and mixed reality. The Boston-based startup is planning to launch its first in-human study in Singapore in early 2023 while it advances its navigation system through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process. It raised $5.2 million in seed funding in March.

Through the MassRobotics Healthcare Catalyst Program, Zeta Surgical will partner with MITRE to support its regulatory and clinical research pipelines, particularly for its cranial navigation system.

MassRobotics, FESTO, Mitsubishi Electric, Novanta, and MITRE will provide networking, mentoring, and resources to help seven startups commercialize healthcare robotics.

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