# Gregory Fischer

> Gregory Fischer is the co-founder and CEO of AiM Medical Robotics, a Worcester, Massachusetts company building a portable, MRI-compatible surgical robot for neurosurgery. A robotics engineer with a PhD from Johns Hopkins, Fischer spent nearly two decades as a professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he directed the Automation and Interventional Medicine (AIM) Robotics Lab and founded the PracticePoint medtech R&D center. He turned his NIH-funded research into a company aiming to bring real-time image guidance and submillimeter robotic precision into the operating room, with a first-in-human clinical study on the horizon after a $8.1 million Series A in 2025.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at AiM Medical Robotics
- **Organizations:** AiM Medical Robotics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), PracticePoint Medtech R&D Center, Automation and Interventional Medicine (AIM) Robotics Research Laboratory, National Academy of Inventors
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MSE, Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
- **Known for:** Co-founded AiM Medical Robotics and invented the core MRI-compatible surgical robot technology., Pioneer in medical robotics for roughly 20 years with expertise in MRI-compatible components and systems., Author of 130+ peer-reviewed publications, including 40+ journal manuscripts and book chapters on image-guided surgical robotics.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Earned dual BS degrees in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- **2008** — Completed PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University as part of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Computer Integrated Surgery.
- **2008** — Joined Worcester Polytechnic Institute and helped build its Robotics Engineering program; founded the AIM Robotics Research Laboratory.
- **2017** — Named William Smith Dean's Professor at WPI.
- **2019** — Elected a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors.
- **2023** — Appointed CEO of AiM Medical Robotics (March 2023); former CEO Robert Cathcart named executive chairman.
- **2025** — AiM Medical Robotics closed an $8.1 million Series A financing round to fund first-in-human clinical studies.

## Achievements

- Co-founded AiM Medical Robotics and invented the core MRI-compatible surgical robot technology.
- Pioneer in medical robotics for roughly 20 years with expertise in MRI-compatible components and systems.
- Author of 130+ peer-reviewed publications, including 40+ journal manuscripts and book chapters on image-guided surgical robotics.
- Founding director of WPI's Automation and Interventional Medicine (AIM) Robotics Research Laboratory.
- Founded PracticePoint, a Massachusetts state-supported medtech R&D accelerator with an OR and 3T MRI suite.
- Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (2019).
- Named William Smith Dean's Professor at WPI (2017).
- Led AiM to an $8.1 million Series A round backed by IQ Capital, 1540 Ventures, WPI, and cancer research foundations.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — AiM Medical Robotics closed an $8.1 million Series A financing led by IQ Capital and 1540 Ventures to fund its first-in-human clinical study and accelerate development.
- **2024-03** — Presented AiM's portable MRI-compatible surgical robot at the LSI USA '24 Emerging Medtech Summit.
- **2023-03** — Appointed CEO of AiM Medical Robotics, transitioning from academia to lead the company full-time.

## Links

- Website: https://aimmedicalrobotics.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfischer/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu0aWSRC7_E

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Last updated: 2026-07-17