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Soft Robotics and Applied Control

Soft and flexible robotic systems for affordable healthcare.

Head of Group

B414B Bessemer Building
South Kensington Campus

What we do

Our research investigates fundamental aspects of control of soft and flexible robots for surgery. These include harnessing the intrinsic compliance of soft robots, rejecting disturbances that characterise the surgical environment, and complying with stringent safety requirements. Our ambition is to provide affordable robotic solutions for a range of surgical applications, including endoscopy, percutaneous intervention, and multi-handed surgery.

Why it is important?

Robotics for healthcare is one of the fastest growing segments in the global robotics market. However, conventional surgical robots are unaffordable in low-resource settings. Harnessing the potential of soft and flexible robots can contribute to making surgery safter, more accurate, and more accessible in low-middle income countries. These are pressing needs due to the aging population, and to the growing workforce crisis in the healthcare market.

How can it benefit patients?

Our work aims to improve accuracy, reduce the risk of injury, and reduce discomfort in percutaneous interventions such as biopsy, in diagnostic and interventional endoscopy, and in multi-handed surgery.

Dr Enrico Franco
Lecturer

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Burridge:2017:10.1097/NPT.0000000000000183,
author = {Burridge, JH and Lee, ACW and Turk, R and Stokes, M and Whitall, J and Vaidyanathan, R and Clatworthy, P and Hughes, A-M and Meagher, C and Franco, E and Yardley, L},
doi = {10.1097/NPT.0000000000000183},
journal = {JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGIC PHYSICAL THERAPY},
pages = {S32--S38},
title = {Telehealth, Wearable Sensors, and the Internet: Will They Improve Stroke Outcomes Through Increased Intensity of Therapy, Motivation, and Adherence to Rehabilitation Programs?},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NPT.0000000000000183},
volume = {41},
year = {2017}
}

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AU  - Meagher,C
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