About the workshop

Recently, we have seen increasing efforts aimed at implementing Dexterous Surgical Robotic Systems (DSRS) to push the frontiers of medical interventions. Additionally, the field of medical robotics has significantly grown over the past few decades toward enabling the use of highly intelligent and autonomous systems in various medical procedures. However, the deployment and integration of DSRS have been hampered by issues such as limited sensory perception, safety concerns, and the trade-off between power and dexterity. This calls for a holistic integrated discussion taking into account (A) advanced sensing algorithms and robot perception, (B) control architectures and machine intelligence, and (C) novel designs and fabrication. Such a conversation will shed light on interlinked issues that need to be considered for a translational solution. This workshop will bring together leading researchers, clinicians, and industrial engineers of different backgrounds and provide an opportunity to discuss the applications and needs for the Holistic Integration (HI) of design, sensing, and intelligence in DSRS systems. The goal of this workshop is to broadly engage the medical robotics community, leverage the momentum of the existing community by obtaining different perspectives on the concept of HI in DSRS and define the roadmap for future enhancements.

Zoom Registration

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Audience Participation Poll

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Schedule (Eastern Daylight Time)

Pre-recorded Panelist's talks are available in Breakout room. Panel discussions are held in the Main Room.

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Speakers

• Dr. Russell H. Taylor, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, USA

• Dr. Nabil Simaan, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, USA

• Dr. Pierre Dupont, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, USA

• Dr. Robert Webster, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, USA

• Dr. Christos Bergeles, Ph.D., King’s College London, UK

• Dr. Mahdi Tavakoli, Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada

• Dr. Sarthak Misra, Ph.D., University of Twente, Netherland

• Dr. Iulian Iordachita, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, USA

• Dr. Emad Boctor, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, USA

• Dr. Kwok Wai Samuel Au, Ph.D., Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

• Dr. Elena De Momi, Ph.D., Politecnico di Milano, Italy

• Dr. Alberto Arezzo, MD, University of Turin, Italy

• Dr. Ken Goldberg, Ph.D, University of California, Berkeley, USA

• Dr. Minho Hwang, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, USA

• Dr. Jordan Amadio, MD, University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School, USA

• Dr. Simon DiMaio, PhD, Intuitive Surgical Inc., USA