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Axel Weber joins Kinova as Vice President, Medical – Europe, bringing more than a decade of experience in medical robotics. His arrival strengthens Kinova’s European presence as the company accelerates the rollout of KIMA and expands its partnerships with medical device manufacturers.

Building a robotic arm from scratch can add years of development and certification work. With KIMA, Kinova gives surgical robotics OEMs a purpose-built foundation, helping them reduce engineering risk, accelerate time-to-market, and focus their resources on software and clinical innovation.

In medical robotics, sub-millisecond precision is non-negotiable. By bringing KIMA and acontis technologies together, Kinova helps OEMs achieve deterministic real-time control, reduce integration risks, and meet the rigorous requirements of clinical environments.

Kinova KIMA and RTI Connext combine real-time robotic control with data-centric connectivity, helping medical OEMs simplify clinical integration, support scalable multi-robot systems, and accelerate development by 12 to 18 months.

The partnership between Kinova’s KIMA and QNX OS 8.0 bypasses the regulatory bottleneck of safety-critical software. By adopting a pre-certified IEC 62304 Class C foundation, medical device OEMs can shave 12 to 18 months off development timelines.

AI can analyze and predict, but clinical impact requires physical systems that can act in the real world. Kinova explores how modular, purpose-built robotics can bridge digital intelligence and clinical action while meeting the demands of MedTech applications.