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Autonomous surgical robots
We're building autonomous robots to make surgery safe, easier and more efficient. Robots currently perform about 1/4 of surgeries but only help with the physical aspects. We use AI to make surgery cognitively easier. This has far greater potential to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Founded by 3x founders from medtech and autonomous vehicles, we're on track to be the fastest surgical robot to market of all time. First indication is prostate enucleation.
First YC medtech founder and only 2x YC medtech founder; Co-founder & CEO @ Andromeda Surgical S23; Founder & CEO @ Zenflow W15 - treated > 300 patients so far, Class 3 FDA approval, raised > $100M; Co-founder & CTO @ Avail MedSystems (f.k.a. Nurep, acq. by Mendaera) - launched in 1000 hospitals, raised $120M; Venture Partner @ Pioneer Fund; Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow & Stanford MS/BS; Generalist/SW engineer; Dad to two daughters; Semicolon enthusiast;
Background in robotics 3x technical founder, 2x YC founder Led the team at Starsky Robotics to become the first in the world to have a driverless truck on a public road
Autonomous robots that use AI to elevate every surgeon to world expert level and deliver consistently great patient outcomes
Andromeda Surgical builds autonomous surgical robots that use AI to augment surgeons, starting with a common urologic procedure and aiming to help surgeons operate at expert level with minimal training. They focus on software-driven guidance and plan to expand to other urologic procedures and beyond.
From the original launch (Sep 2023) — may be outdated.
We make AI technology for Robotic and AR Surgeries
Surgical robotics for every operating room
