AIRS in the AIR 预告 | Intelligent Robots for Surgery
第5期
Intelligent Robots for Surgery
随着人工智能和机器人技术的发展，机器人在外科手术中的应用越来越广泛。外科手术机器人一方面可以帮助医生实现更精准、安全的操作，另一方面也减少患者受大创口手术和术后并发症的影响。
外科手术机器人技术一路是如何发展的？未来将何去何从？技术的发展将面临怎样的挑战？如何将软体和可变形结构应用到外科手术机器人系统中并进行控制，使其可以更好地提供精确有效的手术操作？
AIRS in the AIR 第五期将邀请来自香港大学机械工程系的郭嘉威副教授和香港中文大学（深圳）理工学院的孙正隆助理教授，围绕外科手术机器人的研究和发展进行分享。
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Executive Chair
Prof. Huihuan Qian
Vice President, AIRS
Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
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Speakers
Prof. Ka-wai Kwok
Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Zhenglong Sun
Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
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Abstract
Topic: Intelligent modelling and control of flexible and soft surgical robotic instruments
Speaker: Prof. Ka-wai Kwok
In recent years, there has been a trend towards integrating soft and deformable structures into surgical robot systems. Target applications include endoscopy or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided intervention, where researchers take advantage of soft and flexible robots for their inherent mechanical compliance. However, these flexible robotic systems are often controlled with feedback from either large tracking systems, using indirect variables (e.g. fluid pressure in soft actuators), or in an open loop, neglecting the fact that actual robot shape and posture are inevitably affected by surrounding. Not only the real-time feedback of soft robot configuration or morphology itself is of importance, but also the robot kinematics and dynamics modelling, as well as its control become an area of interest. To this end, this talk will overview our machine intelligent approaches, and also the recent advances in continuum robot design and learning-based control, which potentially resolve the control challenges of providing a safe, precise and effective surgical manipulation.
Topic: Towards next generation of surgical robots: future directions and challenges
Speaker: Prof. Zhenglong Sun
More and more surgical procedures have adopted such technologies in the surgical theatre over the past two decades. On one hand, the surgeons could have better manipulation, more accurate operation, and less risk to potential radiation, on the other hand, the patients could benefit from smaller incision, less trauma, potentially shorter hospitalization period and less risk of complications. Continual innovations in robotics technologies are pushing the limits of what surgical robotics can achieve. With the advancements in surgical robotics, new technologies could enable the surgeons to perform certain procedures, which can be hard if not completely impossible, to operate with conventional tools. Researchers have been endeavoring to push the boundary of the technologies towards this goal. This could be technical demanding in terms of the robot design, fabrication methods, and even assembly skills, pushing the boundary to the limit. In this talk, we will briefly review the history of surgical robot development, and discuss some future research and development directions.
Time
10:00 - 11:45, Mar. 29th, 2022
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