• Blended Learning & Flipped Classroom

The course “Medical Robotics and Technologies for Computer Aided Surgery Laboratory” provides the students with knowledge on image-guided surgery and medical robotics, starting from basis on robotics (kinematics, motion planning, dynamics, control, human robot interfaces). Laboratory activities are aimed at providing the students with skills and capabilities for designing and implementing the surgical planning and the proper control for executing the robotic assisted surgical intervention.

Knowledge and understanding

• Knowledge of basics of robotics
• Knowledge of requirements of a surgical robotic assistant
• Knowledge of development tools for medical robotics

Applying knowledge and understanding

• Problem solving abilities to aspects related to robotic surgery planning and execution
• Ability of autonomously carry on a project related to image guided surgery and robotics (supervised by tutors)

Making judgement

• This capability will be elicited by autonomous decision making during problem solving and project design and development

Communication skills

• The project results will be demoed or presented during the exam

Learning skills

Hands-on activities during the practice part of the course will allow testing of learning skills. Tutors will closely supervise.

The course includes the following topics:

1) introduction on spatial transformations/ registration

2) robot kinematics

3) robot dynamics

4) path planning

5) basics of position/ force control and human-robot interaction

Geometry, algebra.

The exam includes 1) the implementation of a project for surgical task executions (during the mid-term week), 2) the presentation/ discussion of a lab project, supervised by one of the lab tutors.