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LSTAT/Snake Robot Head: Howie Choset Contact: Howie Choset (choset@cs.cmu.edu) Mailing address: Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Associated lab/group: Biorobotics For more information, see this project's homepage.

This page last updated - November 2006.

Project Description

The LSTAT (Life Support for Trauma and Transport) system incorporates many of the functions of an ICU, but is contained entirely within a stretcher. It houses a defibrillator, an oxygen supply, a ventilator, and various forms of physiological monitoring. It was built and developed by Integrated Medical Systems, Inc., and is currently in use in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

We are working with the US Army's TATRC department (Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center) to integrate a snake robot into the LSTAT system. It is our belief that a hyper-redundant manipulator such as our snake robot will allow medics to begin to examining and treating a wounded soldier even before he has been removed from the battlefield; and that it will do so with highly efficient use of space and a minimum of added weight. As most war-time fatalities occur due to loss of blood, the ability to begin treatment sooner could often make a critical difference.

Personnel [Past Members]

	Name	Title	Email Address
	H. Benjamin Brown	Project Scientist	hbb@cs.cmu.edu
	Sylvain Cardin	Senior Medical Robotics Scientist	cardin@tatrc.org
	Howie Choset	Associate Professor	choset@cs.cmu.edu
	Michael Schwerin	Staff Programmer	mbs2@andrew.cmu.edu

Current Sub-projects

Snake Robot Design - Analyzing the factors that are of importance in designing a snake robot, and implementing new designs.