Title :
Robotics for medical applications
Author :
Dario, Paolo ; Guglielmelli, Eugenio ; Allotta, Benetto ; Carrozza, Maria Chiara
Author_Institution :
Adv. Robotics Technol. & Syst. Lab., Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy
fDate :
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors review the most important past and ongoing research projects in macro-robotics, micro-robotics and bio-robotics, three general areas of robotics which have the potential to provide significant improvements to the state of the art of medical technology. A brief analysis of the economic potentialities of robotics in medicine is also provided
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; economics; handicapped aids; micromechanical devices; robots; surgery; bio-robotics; economics; macro-robotics; mechatronics; medical applications; medicine; micro-robotics; rehabitation robots; surgical robots; Biological systems; Biomedical equipment; Humans; Medical robotics; Medical services; Minimally invasive surgery; Mobile robots; Rehabilitation robotics; Robotics and automation; Service robots;
Journal_Title :
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
