The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cornerstone Robotics: 1 model, 2 deployments across 1 region, $270.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategorySurgical robots
Overview
Hong Kong-based surgical robotics company developing affordable robotic surgical systems for minimally invasive procedures. Founded by Professor Samuel Au of The Chinese University of hong kong, the company's Sentire Surgical System received EU CE Mark under MDR and Singapore HSA approval. Cornerstone Robotics has raised approximately 75M across multiple funding rounds, including a 00M round in November 2025, with backing from EQT, Qiming Venture Partners, and Hong Kong Investment Corporation. The company targets global expansion of accessible surgical robotics across multiple surgical specialties.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundOther post-money
Key facts
Certifications
Clinical partner
CEO
Product
CE Mark
Total fundingsee investors →
Latest round
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Cornerstone Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where Cornerstone Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Cornerstone Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Samuel Au Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Samuel Aucofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Cornerstone Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Cornerstone Robotics2 deployments
Recent coverage
Cornerstone Robotics in third-party press
Peers
41 peers across 1 segment. Every Cornerstone Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
surgical robot(41)
28 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2056.2102191459944) · leader Mazor Robotics at 3317%
- Butterfly Networkdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Edge Medical Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- ForSight Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- LDR Holding Corporationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- LEM Surgicaldirect competitor(inferred)strong
- MMI (Medical Microinstruments)direct competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $270.0M
- Employees
- 64
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Other2025-11-11
$200M(reported) · $1.0B post
Investors: Hong Kong Investment Corporation, EQT, Qiming Venture Partners, Alpha Technology Ventures
Timeline
Every recorded move in Cornerstone Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundOther funding round
2025-11-11Other raising $200000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 2, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Sentire at Shenzhen
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Sentire at Hong Kong
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Cornerstone Robotics.Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Koninklijke Philips2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Cornerstone Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Medtronic invests $700M in surgical partner Cornerstone Robotics
Medtronic and Cornerstone Robotics are building a multi-port portfolio anchored by the Hugo surgical system and expanded by Sentire. The post Medtronic invests $700M in surgical…
Cornerstone Robotics Partners with Medtronic to Expand Robotic Surgery Access
Cornerstone Robotics, an innovative surgical robotics company founded and headquartered in Hong Kong, announced a strategic partnership with Medtronic , a global leader in…
Medtronic Makes $700 Million Investment In Cornerstone Robotics Partnership To Expand Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Medtronic has entered into a strategic partnership with Cornerstone Robotics involving an approximately $700 million investment, expanding its robotic-assisted surgery portfolio…
Medtronic Makes $700 Million Investment In Cornerstone Robotics Partnership To Expand Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Medtronic entered a strategic partnership with Cornerstone Robotics involving approximately $700 million, securing distribution rights for Cornerstone's Sentire surgical system in…
Medtronic invests $700M in Cornerstone Robotics
Medtronic will gain rights to distribute Hong Kong-based Cornerstone Robotics Sentire surgical robot in certain markets outside the U.S. alongside its own Hugo system, as part of…
Cornerstone Robotics Announces Strategic Partnership with Medtronic to Expand Global Access to Robotic-assisted Surgery
HONG KONG, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cornerstone Robotics, an innovative surgical robotics company founded and headquartered in Hong Kong,…
Medtronic Announces Strategic Partnership with Cornerstone Robotics to Further Expand Global Access to Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Medtronic announced a strategic partnership and approximately $700 million investment in Cornerstone Robotics to expand its robotic-assisted surgery portfolio, complementing…
Cornerstone raises 00M for endoscopic surgical robot platform
Cornerstone Robotics raised approximately 00M to accelerate commercialization of its surgical robotics platform. 100th surgical robot rolled off its Shenzhen production line in…
Cornerstone earns Europe's CE mark for surgical robot
Cornerstone Robotics earned Europe's CE mark for its Sentire surgical robot, after raising 00M to accelerate global expansion.
Sentire Surgical System Receives CE Mark (MDR) Approval; Cornerstone Robotics Enters a New Era in its Global Expansion
Cornerstone Robotics received CE Mark under MDR for its Sentire Surgical System and announced a 00M financing round.
Cornerstone Robotics secures 00M to take its surgical system global
Cornerstone Robotics raised 00M in an oversubscribed financing round, with prior backing from EQT and Qiming Venture Partners.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/cornerstone-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/cornerstone-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d35a1d0d-84b8-4773-86e6-0c1d6e0ebaa6
- Revision history: /companies/cornerstone-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Koninklijke Philips2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
Video
It was a meaningful opportunity for Cornerstone Robotics to take part in Hospital Authority Convention 2026, connecting with more than 9,000 healthcare professi
Innovation is alive and thriving at Cornerstone Christian School! Today we’re highlighting James Japhet and his outstanding robotic design project coming out o
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Cornerstone Robotics draws attention at the 85th percentile but verifies reality at the 48th percentile among surgical robots. Hype Gap +36.9, 11th widest among surgical robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $200M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 4, 2026