Medical Robotics Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2026

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.

Illuminant Surgical is building a new way of seeing inside the human body. Our breakthrough platform, Skylight™, is the first real-time anatomical projection system, displaying images directly on the patient to give doctors an x-ray vision view for safer interventions.

Revolve is building the world’s only surgical robot designed for every operating room. Its simple yet powerful design makes it the only robot that can service the 1M+ abdominal surgeries performed outside of hospitals in the US every year.

ZETA SURGICAL is redefining the standard of care for image-guided surgery and targeted neuro-therapeutics. Its navigation and robotics platform applies advanced artificial intelligence and computer vision to enable high-accuracy image guidance across virtually any point of care in minutes, unlocking less invasive and more precise targeted therapies. The Zeta Navigation System and Zeta TMS Navigation System are cleared by the FDA and commercially available in the United States.

Trexo Robotics is building exoskeletons to help people walk, starting with children. Our product allows children with disabilities like Cerebral Palsy, to walk, in many cases for the first time in their lives. Trexo was started when Manmeet found that his nephew was born with Cerebral Palsy and would never be able to walk. Trexo is selling commercially, with a vision is to replace the wheelchair, for children, adults, and the elderly.