In space, robots could someday make housecalls for doctors far from astronauts. Virtual Incision Corp. last week announced that it will test its MIRA surgical robot’s skills in a 2024 technology demonstration mission aboard the International Space Station, or ISS.
“The Virtual Incision MIRA platform was designed to deliver the power of a mainframe robotic-assisted surgery [RAS] device in a miniaturized size, with the goal of making RAS accessible in any operating room on the planet,” stated John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision. “Working with NASA aboard the space station will test how MIRA can make surgery accessible in even the most faraway places.”
Virtual Incision said it holds more than 200 patents and patent applications. It raised $43 million in Series C funding in November 2021. The Lincoln, Neb.-based company claimed that MIRA is the first RAS platform of its kind…