1. Meeting of the IEEE Technical Committee on Medical Robotics Prof. Paolo Dario Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa, Italy

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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