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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (October 2026)

28 October 2026

Distalmotion, a medtech company based in Lausanne, has secured a senior secured term loan facility of up to USD 70 million from Perceptive Advisors to accelerate the US expansion of its DEXTER robotic surgery system in ambulatory surgery centers.

Distalmotion secures up to USD 70 million to expand its DEXTER surgical robot in the US

26 October 2026

The Asinov School in Renens, canton of Vaud, will welcome its first cohort on 18 January 2027. The 12-month program trains professionals to deploy and manage AI-powered humanoid robots, and ends with a week of immersion in Shanghai.

Asinov School opens in Renens to train professionals to work with humanoid robots

13 October 2026

Embodied AI, a Lausanne-based start-up founded by EPFL-trained roboticists, has launched with a first financing round led by Faber VC to develop intelligent robots designed to work alongside humans in industrial environments.

Embodied AI launches with international investor backing to automate European production lines

22 September 2026

Corintis has taken first place in the Top100 Swiss Startup Ranking 2026, ahead of Zurich's DeepJudge and Villeneuve-based PAVE Space. Five of the ten highest-ranked companies are based in Western Switzerland.

Corintis tops the Top100 Swiss Startup Ranking 2026, with half the top ten from Western Switzerland

14 September 2026

Swiss industrial group Bystronic has entered into an agreement to acquire Isochronic, an automation technology company based near Lausanne specializing in high-speed robotic sorting systems and software for sheet metal processing.

Bystronic acquires Vaud robotics start-up Isochronic

31 August 2026

Distalmotion, the Lausanne-based medtech company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for ventral hernia repair with its DEXTER Robotic Surgery System, completing its portfolio for the four highest-volume outpatient soft tissue procedures in the United States.

Distalmotion’s DEXTER robot cleared by the FDA for ventral hernia repair

20 August 2026

NVIDIA has launched Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system for physical AI, with Fribourg-based CertX and Geneva-headquartered SGS among the certification bodies recognizing its accredited inspection lab.

CertX and SGS join NVIDIA’s robotics safety program

12 August 2026

LOXO, a Bern-based start-up developing a Level 4 autonomous driving solution for commercial vehicles, has entered a strategic partnership with US technology group DXC Technology, which includes an investment, to industrialize autonomous logistics.

LOXO secures DXC investment to scale its autonomous logistics technology

6 July 2026

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29 June 2026

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