Our mission is to embed a team of creative young engineers in a world-class hospital where they can identify and solve clincally-relevant healthcare problems through the creation of new technology with a focus on commercialization.
We solve theoretical and practical problems in minimally invasive surgery. We specialize in medical robot and instrument design, development of imaging techniques for surgical guidance, modeling tool-tissue interaction and teleoperation/automation of instrument control. We utilize analytical tools from robotics, dynamics, and control, together with innovative design techniques to create successful solutions.
Our team members come from diverse backgrounds with degrees in mechanical / biomedical / electrical engineering and medicine. Their specialties range from biomedical robotics, clinical practice and imaging, to product design and many areas in between. Please explore our work, and feel free to contact us.
We are looking for passionate new Postdocs to join the team (see openings)
Best paper award - Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics Our paper, Steerable Balloon Endoscopes for Transcatheter Intracardiac Procedures, earned the Best Paper Award at the 2024 Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, London, UK. more info.
October 2023Finalist for best paper award - IROS 2023 Our paper, Hybrid Tendon and Ball Chain Continuum Robots for Enhanced Dexterity in Medical Interventions, was a finalist for the Best Paper Award on Robot Mechanisms and Design, at IROS 2023 more info.
September 2023Two-armed surgical robot prototype targets pediatric brain tumors Jim Hammerand, Managing editor of Mass Device’s Medical Design & Outsourcing at WTWH Media LLC, talks about our work, Using robotics to move a neurosurgeon’s hands to the tip of their endoscope, just published on Science Robotics, . more info.
June 2023Best paper award - Hamlyn Symposium Our paper, Workspace Characterization for Hybrid Tendon and Ball Chain Continuum Robots, received the Best Paper Award at the 2023 Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, London, UK. more info.
May 2023Robotics Summit and Expo Our postdoc Giovanni Pittiglio was invited at the Robotics Summit and Expo in Boston, MA, to talk about Magnetic Robots for Diagnosis and Surgery. more info.
