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3rd November 2010

Institution of Mechanical Engineering

One Birdcage Walk, Westminster

London, UK


8.45-17.30

 Robotics in Surgery – State of the Art seminar

 

The ROBOCAST Final Workshop


17.30-18.00

Drinks and canapé reception
Welcome (Speaker: Giancarlo Ferrigno, POLIMI)

18.00-18.20

The ROBOCAST concept. Focus on the intelligent planner and on the haptic loop
(Speaker: Elena De Momi, POLIMI)

18.20-18.40

Development and Integration of a Novel Biologically Inspired Flexible and Steerable Probe within the ROBOCAST Neurosurgical Suite
(Speaker: Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena, IMPERIAL)

18.40-19.00

Workflow-oriented neurosurgical planning and intra-operative ultrasound in ROBOCAST
(Speaker: Ahmad Ahmadi, TUM)

19.00-19.20

High Level Control System for CAS
(Speaker: Holger Mönnich, IPR)

19.20-20.00

The future of Robotics in Surgery - Round table discussion among participants including Mathew Stratton (Renishaw Ldt, IR), Angelo Franzini (Istituto Neurologico Besta, Milano, IT), Antony Bull (Institution of Mechanical Engineering, London, UK), Guang Zhong (Imperial College, London, UK), Arianna Menciassi (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, IT), Paolo Fiorini (Univeristy of Verona, IT), Lorenzo Molinari Tosatti (ITIA - CNR, Milano, IT), Francesco Cardinale (Ospedale Niguarda, Milano, IT), Patrick Helmer (Force Dimension, Losanna, CH) and others.
(Moderator: Giancarlo Ferrigno, POLIMI)

20.30

Social Dinner

 

Download the icon Robocast Final Workshop brochure

 

ADDRESS OF MEETING PREMISES:

Institution of Mechanical Engineers
1 Birdcage Walk
London
SW1H 9JJ United Kingdom

Event venue web site:
http://www.onebirdcagewalk.com/

 

Getting there by tube

Westminster (5 minutes walk)

Jubilee and District & Circle lines

Take Exit 6
Turn left out of underpass and take next right on to Great George Street. Walk along Great George Street and cross over Horse Guards Parade. Cross over the road at the pedestrian crossing on your left. The main entrance to One Birdcage Walk is on your left.


St James's Park (5 minutes walk)

District & Circle lines

Exit the station onto Tothill Street.  Turn left onto Dartmouth Street and at the end of the street walk down Cockpit Steps.  At the bottom of the steps turn right and walk along Birdcage Walk. The main entrance to One Birdcage Walk is the first building on your right.

 

 

CONTACT:

For further enquiries about the workshop and for access to workshop documentation,
please contact Carla Benoldi - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 November 2010 10:46