Meeting of the IEEE Technical Committee on Medical Robotics

1. Meeting of theIEEE Technical Committee onMedical Robotics Prof. Paolo Dario Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa, Italy

2. Agenda • Presentation of the IEEE TC on Medical Robotics • motivations & background • objectives • structure of the TC • services • activities • Planned activities • Dissemination and communication ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA

3. TC on Medical Robotics: background • Growing interest for biomedical application of robotics world-wide • need for a wider cultural approach • need for exchange of experiences from the technical, applicative, clinical, social and economic points of view • need for common identification of critical problems and key factors for research • need for planning a common long-term research strategy ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA

4. TC on Medical Robotics: objectives To favor discussion and exchange among medical robotics researchers through: • scientific events: • special sessions, workshops, round tables, panels on Medical Robotics at International Conferences • publications: • special issues on Medical Robotics on International Journals • communication: • meetings • mailing list • web pages • data-base of key groups, publications and events world-wide ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA

5. TC on Medical Robotics: structure Prof. Paolo Dario Co-chair Rehabilitation Robotics Prof. Russell Taylor Co-chair Surgical Robotics Dr. Cecilia Laschi Secretariat, TCMedRob@mail-arts.sssup.it • Active Members: • in the mailing list • access to the data-base • provide contributions (links, organization of events, etc.) • Other Members: • in the mailing list ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA

6. TC on Medical Robotics: services • Invitations to contribute to special issues in scientific journals • Invitations to contribute to special sessions/workshops/round tables/panels at conferences • Access to the data-base of key research groups, publications and events • Exchange of information through the mailing list ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA

7. TC on Medical Robotics: activities • First INAIL/SSSA Workshop on Functional Electrical Stimulation for Upper Limb Function Restoration, Florence, February 7-8, 2000 • Special Session on "New actuators for prosthetic and robotic hands" at ACTUATOR2000, Bremen, Germany, June 19-21, 2000 • Two Special Sessions on "Personal Robotics" at IROS 2000, International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, to be held in Japan next September at Tamakatsu, in Japan, next October 30 - November 5 • One Workshop on "Personal Robotics" at IROS 2000, International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, to be held in Japan next September at Tamakatsu, in Japan, next October 30 - November 5 ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA

8. Dissemination & Communication • Web pages: http://www-arts.sssup.it/IEEE_TC_MedRob/HomePage.htm • Mailing list (under construction) • Communication on the RAS Magazine ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA

9. Planned activities • Communication on the TC on Medical Robotics on the Robotics & Automation Magazine • Upgrade of the web pages for the TC on Medical Robotics and activation of the mailing list and of the data-base • Promotion of links with other TCs and societies (e.g. TC on service robotics, European and National Societies, such as ESEM, AAATE, SIRI and the newly born EURON) • Special Issue on Medical Robotics on Autonomous Robots • Workshop/Tutorial/Special Sessions on Medical Robotics at ICRA 2001 - Seoul, Korea • Workshop/Tutorial/Special Sessions on Medical Robotics at IROS 2001 ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA

10. Join the TC! Send an e-mail message to: TCMedRob@mail-arts.sssup.it IEEE TC on Medical Robotics Secretariat Dr. Cecilia Laschi Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna via Carducci 40, 56127 Pisa (Italy) Phone: +39-050-883417 Fax: +39-050-883402 ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA