Robeauté raises €27.2M for neurosurgery microrobot — transforming deep brain access without stereotactic frame
Summary
Paris-based Robeauté raised €27.2 million from EIC Accelerator, HV Capital, and DeepTech Invest to advance their disposable millimeter-scale microrobot for frameless deep brain access. The microrobot navigates through natural brain sulci to reach deep targets without rigid stereotactic frames, enabling keyhole deep brain access that could be performed at general hospitals rather than only specialist neurosurgery centers. The raise follows first-in-human procedures published in Journal of Neurosurgery demonstrating safe deep target access in three patients.
Why it matters
Robeauté's €27.2M with EIC Accelerator backing demonstrates European deeptech investors backing truly radical surgical robotics. The frameless neurosurgery approach — eliminating the heavy stereotactic frame bolted to the skull that current deep brain procedures require — could democratize DBS, deep brain biopsy, and BCI implantation by making these procedures accessible at general hospitals.
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