Advanced Robotics and Control

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This proposal is concerned with the design and implementation of innovative *medical robotic and other mechatronic systems. The research is multidisciplinary *and involves collaboration with clinicians, medical imaging experts and industry *partners. The overarching objective is to make medical robotics-based procedures *more efficient, safer and cost-effective. The primary focus is on innovations in three *areas: (a) technology based on a class of continuum robots called concentric-tube *robots; (b) autonomous systems for surgical training and skills assessment; and (c) *robotics-based rehabilitation for post-stroke movement impairment. The research will *lead to important advances in healthcare and engineering with significant *commercialization potential.