Joana Cartocci

Joana Cartocci (Robeaute): Micro-Robots for Brain Surgery

Joana Cartocci, co-founder and COO of Robeaute, describes the company's 1.8mm, rice-grain-sized steerable micro-robot for neurosurgery, founded after her roboticist co-founder lost his mother to glioblastoma. She explains the modular design with interchangeable tools (biopsy, drug delivery, electrodes), how it acts as the 'last mile' delivery system for precision interventions, and the nine-year engineering journey. She walks through acute and chronic animal studies, the upcoming GLP studies and FDA/EMA submissions, why spatial biopsy is the first indication, and the goal of keeping the platform agnostic across brain diseases.

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