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Distalmotion is a robotics company founded 2012, based in Switzerland, developing 1 robot primarily in the Surgical / Medical category.
Empowering access to robotic surgery with DEXTER
Distalmotion is a medical device robotics company that develops the DEXTER Robotic Surgery System, a soft-tissue surgical robot for laparoscopic general surgery, gynecology, and urology. The company is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, serves hospitals, outpatient departments, and ambulatory surgical centers, and sells in the U.S. and Europe.
Total funding
US$150.0M
Active products
1
Robo Score
62
A
View factor breakdown
Top-rated product
AA
Robo Index
DEXTER® Robotic Surgery System
Company facts
- HQ
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- Founded
- 2012 · 14 yrs
- Stage
- Series G (2024)
- Website
- www.distalmotion.com
Robo Score
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Trusted by
- First US Ambulatory Surgery Centerdeployed 2025distalmotion.com ↗
- Memorial Hermann Health Systemdeployed 2025415capital.com ↗
Milestones
The company reported its first multirobot sale in the U.S. for the DEXTER Robotic Surgery System.
Distalmotion was founded in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Press coverage
- Distalmotion makes its first multirobot sale in the U.S.
The Robot Report
- The world's first and only hybrid surgical robot, Dexter.
Surgical Robotics Technology
- DEXTER® Robotic Surgery System
SAGES
Active products by Distalmotion
1 shown| # | Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | DEXTER® Robotic Surgery System | Surgical / Medical | 2012 | AA |
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