Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst

Cohort 5, 2026

Concerto Biosciences (Cambridge, MA)

Pioneers of “kChip,” a laboratory automation platform that constructs and measures millions of microbial combinations to map the microbial world and develop science-first human health produc


Enchanted Tools (Paris, France)

Creators of The Mirokaï, character-based robots designed to deliver everyday on-site assistance in care settings, guiding and reassuring patients and residents while autonomously handling simple logistics to support care teams.


Hesy Tech (Reston, VA)

 Developers of an AI-guided robotic platform for preventive dentistry that automates routine hygiene tasks, allowing clinics to increase capacity and consistency under human oversight.


Humotech (Pittsburgh, PA)

Humotech powers data-driven, precision care by helping clinicians rapidly compare prosthetic foot options for people with lower limb amputation.


HyperSpectral Corp (Alexandria, VA)

Merges hyperspectral imaging and Raman spectroscopy with an autonomous AI scientist to enable rapid, automated pathogen detection and experimentation for healthcare and bioprocessing.


Inception Robotics (College Park, MD)

Developers of robots for mundane pharmacy tasks. Inception Robotics’ MedSort™ autonomously sorts returned medicines to save pharmacy technician time, reduce burnout and medication waste.


Lupa Robotics (San Francisco, CA)

Lupa is building the first mass-scale, transferable human dexterity dataset with glove-captured vision, touch, and motion, to pioneer a robot-hand foundation model that delivers capable hands to the real world.


Ras Labs (Boston, MA)

Innovators with Tactile Fingertip™ and Synthetic Muscle™ technologies that provide robots with a humanlike sense of touch, enhancing dexterity for grippers, humanoids, and prosthetics.


Revolve Surgical (Toronto, Canada)

Developers of a zero-footprint surgical robotics and AI platform designed to bring accessible, scalable robotic surgery to every operating room, from academic hospitals to rural outpatient centers


Whelix (Boston, MA)

Builders of intelligent, modular robotic systems for wet-lab automation, specifically targeting the manual bottlenecks of cell culture to accelerate life science research.


Zeus Robotics (Chattanooga, TN)

Zeus Robotics offers ZERA, a physical-AI autonomous robot that automates in-hospital logistics without fixed infrastructure, enabling hospitals to reduce costs and operate efficiently amid labor shortages.

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