Robotics in Surgery: What's Under the Hood?

Date: 
Sat, 13/03/2021 - 11:30 to 12:30
Location: 
Online
Speaker: 
Professor Subramanian Ramamoorthy
University of Edinburgh

Professor Subramanian Ramamoorthy will be speaking at the ESSS 12th National Undergraduate Surgery & Trauma Conference.

Robotics in Surgery: What's Under the Hood?

What does machine learning and AI bring to surgical systems?  What possibilities are on the research frontiers?

CDT RAS New Student Induction

Date: 
Fri, 09/09/2022 - 11:00 to 17:00
Location: 
Robotarium Seminar Room EMG.83, Earl Mountbatten Building, Heriot-Watt University

The student induction for the 2022 cohort will take place in person* at Heriot-Watt University.  Please see campus map for the location of the Robotarium seminar room.

11.00 – 11.15              Tea/coffee on arrival 

11.15- 12.00                RAS CDT Introduction – CDT Director

12.00 -12.30                Student Wellbeing Talk by Kenny Boyd 

12.30 – 12.45              Meet the Admin Team and complete necessary forms 

Paper published in Science Robotics

Submitted by Anne Murphy on Mon, 08/02/2021 - 09:12

How to make robots behave like animals in nature is the subject of a long exploration by robotics experts around the world. Dogs or cats don't put too much thought into how they move. They rely on instinct to adapt to the changes in nature, jumping up and down in complex terrain performing flexible movements. But this is not easy for intelligent robots, such as quadrupeds.

Professor Sethu Vijayakumar interview with The Scotsman newspaper

Submitted by Anne Murphy on Fri, 05/02/2021 - 09:30

In a recent article published in The Scotsman, Professor Sethu Vijayakumar looks at the potential of robotics in healthcare and explains how the latest advancements might be used in the fight against cancers or lung damage brought on by Covid-19. 

The following is a modified version of the article.  

IPAB Workshop - Towards robotic lung sampling in critically ill patients

Date: 
Thu, 04/02/2021 - 13:00 to Fri, 05/02/2021 - 13:45
Location: 
Online
Speaker: 
Mohsen Kadem
University of Edinburgh

The next IPAB Workshop will take place 04/02/2021 at 1pm via Blackboard Collaborate - Mohsen Kadem will be speaking.  The link can be found in the cooresponding email.

Title: Towards robotic lung sampling in critically ill patients