The Robotics Institute

Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute


Current Projects [Past Projects]

		3D Image Overlay X-ray vision has always been the dream of surgeons; Image Overlay is the next best thing.

		ASAP Non-contact 3-D surgical instrument tracking for device testing and surgeon assessment.

		BioMEMS We are developing implantable, wireless MEMs-based sensors for various applications, such as monitoring bone regeneration and left ventricular pressure, to provide timely feedback to clinicians to help make better decisions on timing of therapeutic interventions.

		Biodegradable Electronics We are developing implantable biodegradable electronic devices offer the potential to provide therapeutic functions for limited periods of time - weeks to months – degrading in register with the anticipated needs of the application and thus not requiring surgical removal. One application is a biodegradable radio frequency (RF) power generator connected to electrical stimulating electrodes to enhance bone regeneration.

		Biologically Inspired Micro Robotics This project seeks to develop a joint angle sensor for a robotic cricket, which is part of a larger project with Case Western Reserve University.

		Cell Tracking We are developing fully-automated computer vision-based cell tracking algorithms and a system that automatically determines the spatiotemporal history of dense populations of cells over extended period of time.

		Dynamic Conformal Radiotherapy

		Evaluation of MSP Extraction Algorithms The aim of this project is to evaluate different state-of-art algorithms for automatic extraction of the mid-sagital plane in brain images.

		Facial Asymmetry as a Biometric We are investigating the effect of facial asymmetry measurement statistics as a biometric under expression variations.

		HeartLander A miniature mobile robot for minimally invasive therapy on the beating heart through a single percutaneous incision.

		Hip Navigation System Preoperative and intraoperative planning and execution system for high-precision total hip replacement.

		Hip Range of Motion Preoperative planning system for total hip replacement

		Joystick Filtering for Movement Disorders Filtering of joystick input for computer users with movement disorders

		Knee Navigation Systems (KneeNav TKR/ACL) We are developing two CT-based surgical navigation systems for total knee replacement and ACL reconstructive surgery.

		Knee Surgery Simulation Haptic interface for simulated knee surgery and interaction with volumetric data.

		Micron: Intelligent Microsurgical Instruments Suppression of hand tremor to improve precision in microsurgery.

		Needle Steering for Brain Surgery We are developing high accuracy proportional steering of flexible needles for minimally invasive navigation in the brain.

		Precision Freehand Sculpting We are developing a handheld tool to accurately cut bone for joint replacement surgery.

		Predicting Risk of Alzheimer's Disease From Shape Features The goal of this project is to use computer vision techniques to help predict risk of Alzheimer's Disease in elderly patients.

		Soft Tissue Simulation for Plastic Surgery

		XAlign 2D/3D registration technique is used to analyze the postoperative pelvic radiographs and to measure placement of implants after total hip replacement

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