DocumentCode
1399398
Title
Robotics for medical applications
Author
Dario, Paolo ; Guglielmelli, Eugenio ; Allotta, Benetto ; Carrozza, Maria Chiara
Author_Institution
Adv. Robotics Technol. & Syst. Lab., Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy
Volume
3
Issue
3
fYear
1996
fDate
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
56
Abstract
The authors review the most important past and ongoing research projects in macro-robotics, micro-robotics and bio-robotics, three general areas of robotics which have the potential to provide significant improvements to the state of the art of medical technology. A brief analysis of the economic potentialities of robotics in medicine is also provided
Keywords
biomedical equipment; economics; handicapped aids; micromechanical devices; robots; surgery; bio-robotics; economics; macro-robotics; mechatronics; medical applications; medicine; micro-robotics; rehabitation robots; surgical robots; Biological systems; Biomedical equipment; Humans; Medical robotics; Medical services; Minimally invasive surgery; Mobile robots; Rehabilitation robotics; Robotics and automation; Service robots;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1070-9932
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/100.540149
Filename
540149
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