• DocumentCode
    3848642
  • Title

    Medical and Health-Care Robotics

  • Author

    Allison M. Okamura;Maja J. Mataric;Henrik I. Christensen

  • Author_Institution
    She is currently a professor of mechanical engineering and computer science at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    37
  • Abstract
    The aim of this article is to propose some of the most important capabilities and technical achievements of medical and health-care robotics needed to improve human health and well-being. The paper describes application areas, societal drivers, motivating scenarios, desired system capabilities, and fundamental research areas that should be considered in the design of medical and health-care robots.
  • Keywords
    "History","Surgery","Robot sensing systems","Medical robotics","Patient rehabilitation","Rehabilitation robotics"
  • Journal_Title
    IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MRA.2010.937861
  • Filename
    5569021
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3848642