Expper Technologies has secured $2M in seed financing to ensure the realization of their commitment to creating a state-of-the-art innovation called Robin the Robot and bringing next-generation caregiver robots to the world.

"Aside from having a presence in California, we successfully expanded our operations in Texas and Colorado, having 15 deployed units in medical facilities last year. Robin the Robot has been recognized as TIME's Best Invention of 2021 in the Robotics category and was featured as an honoree in Fast Company's 2021 Innovation by Design Awards in the Impact category," Karen Khachikyan, CEO & Co-Founder at Expper Technologies, has said.

"Today, we are excited to announce that we've raised $2M in seed financing co-led by Starta VC with its co-investing platform Liqvest and Formula VC. The new co-investors include Healthcare Equity Angels, AiSprouts VC, AngelsDeck, as well as existing investors SmartGateVC and other angel investors."

Robin the Robot is an Autonomous Care Assistant that augments front-line clinicians across a multitude of settings by supporting caregiving functions and extending care services using emotional AI and autonomous technology advances. Robin has integrated functionalities to provide emotional support and virtual care. Robin the Robot is a technology intended to provide patients and staff members with a warm and human-life interactive experience.

Robin’s current technology is able to provide social support/telepresence and patient monitoring.

"The proceeds from our financing will be used to advance Robin’s technology for pediatric patients. Moreover, we will expand the team and integrate exceptional team members passionate about the fields of healthcare and robotics," Khachikyan added.