Medtronic Invests $700M in Cornerstone Robotics for Sentire Rights

Medtronic announced on September 1, 2026 a strategic partnership with Cornerstone Robotics built around an approximately $700 million investment that includes rights to distribute Cornerstone's Sentire surgical system in select markets outside the United States where the system is market approved. Under the arrangement, Medtronic said it will distribute Sentire alongside its Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system, known as the Hugo RAS system, placing the two platforms inside its broader…