1. IEEE Technical Committee on Medical Robotics Prof. Paolo Dario Cecilia Laschi with contribution by Cecilia Laschi 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 Activities Expected Results and Budget

3. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 3 TC on Medical Robotics: motivations Growing interest for biomedical applications of robotics (research, industry, health care system) need for focused research on critical problems (design, technology, safety, regulation,...) need for interdisciplinary approach (technical, medical, industrial, economic, social, ethical, cultural)

4. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 4 TC on Medical Robotics: background TC promoted by George Beckey (RAS President in 1996-97) Co-chairs (since 1996): Paolo Dario (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy) and Russell Taylor (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA) limited activities 1996-1999 new plans for 2000 and beyond

5. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 5 Medical Robotics: Defining the Field Robotics (and Mechatronics) for Surgery Robotics (and Mechatronics) for Rehabilitation Bionics and Humanoid Robotics

6. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 6 Robotics for surgery

7. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 7 Robotics for rehabilitation

8. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 8 Bionics and Humanoid Robotics

9. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 9 TC on Medical Robotics: general objective To promote the growth of Medical Robotics within the RAS by offering USEFUL SERVICES and promoting OPPORTUNITIES

10. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 10 TC on Medical Robotics: specific objectives To encourage the exchange of technical information between RAS members already active in medical robotics to attract interested and competent RAS members to the medical robotics field to promote links and collaborations, with academic, clinical and industrial actors outside the RAS

11. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 11 TC on Medical Robotics: structure Prof. Paolo Dario Co-chair Rehabilitation Robotics and Humanoid Robotics Prof. Paolo Dario Co-chair Rehabilitation Robotics and Humanoid 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.) Dr. Cecilia Laschi Secretariat TCMedRob@mail-arts.sssup.it Dr. Cecilia Laschi Secretariat TCMedRob@mail-arts.sssup.it Members Members: in the mailing list Members Members: in the mailing list

12. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 12 Activities in the past Opportunities offered to members focused scientific events: –special sessions, workshops, round tables, panels on Medical Robotics at International Conferences publications: –special issues on Medical Robotics in International Journals

13. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 13 Latest 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

14. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 14 Proposed additional services Information: –on events organized by the TC (meetings, …) –on publications promoted by the TC –on the activities in the field –Tools: RAS Magazine TC meetings mailing list web pages

15. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 15 Proposed additional services Other services –data-base of key actors (academic, industrial, clinical, funding agencies), publications and events world-wide –job opportunities –technology roadmaps –links with industry: information to and from industry

16. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 16 Evolution of the TC on Medical Robotics PAST: focused scientific events and publications PAST: focused scientific events and publications REQUEST FOR FUNDING FUTURE: additional services for members FUTURE: additional services for members

17. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 17 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  Links with other TCs and Societies (e.g. TC on Service Robotics, other IEEE Societies (EMB), other national and international Societies)  Links with other events in the fields of surgery, rehabilitation and humanoid robotics (MICCAI, CAR, RESNA, AAATE, HURO, Humanoids2000)  Special Issue on Medical Robotics in a journal (Autonomous Robots?)  Workshop/Tutorial/Special Sessions on Medical Robotics at ICRA 2001 - Seoul, Korea  Workshop/Tutorial/Special Sessions on Medical Robotics at IROS 2001 - Seoul, Korea

18. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 18 Expected results in 2000-2001 Target number of active TC members: 50 Web site (information on the TC and on related events, links to the mailing list and to the data- base) Data-base with at least 100 entries Technology roadmap in at least 1 sector (prosthetic hands?) 2 organized events at ICRA/IROS 1 Special Issue of a Journal 1 event co-organized with EMB, TC on Service Robots or with other organizations/conferences (MICCAI, CAR, RESNA, AAATE, HuRo, Humanoids2000, …) REQUESTED BUDGET: 5K$

19. ICRA 2000, April 27 - San Francisco, CA 19 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 http://www-arts.sssup.it/IEEE_TC_MedRob/HomePage.htm