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Creating Innovative Solutions to Biological Problems

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The BioRobotics Research Group (BRG) solves theoretical and practical problems in minimally invasive surgery. We specialize in medical robot and instrument design, development of imaging techniques for surgical guidance, modeling tool-tissue interaction; and teleoperation / automation of instrument motion. We utilize analytical tools from robotics, dynamics and control together with innovative design techniques to create successful solutions.

Our team members come from diverse backgrounds with degrees in mechanical / biomedical / electrical engineering and medicine. Their specialties range from biomedical robotics, clinical practice and imaging to product design and many areas in between. Please explore our passions, and feel free to contact us. Enjoy!

Our concentric tube robots and metal MEMS tools have been featured on the web at newscientist.com, medgadget.com and lifesciences.ieee.org. Our MRI-powered robots are featured on vectorblog.org.

LAB NEWS
	Lab wins King-Sun Fu Best Paper Award of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics Our paper, Design and Control of Concentric Tube Robots, was selected as the best paper for 2010 of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
	Director Named IEEE Fellow Pierre E. Dupont, Director of the BioRobotics Research Group, was named a 2011 IEEE Fellow for his contributions to modeling and control of frictional contact in robotics.
	Our Robots Travel to TEDMED 2010 In October, the BioRobotics Group took their robots to San Diego for exhibition at TEDMED 2010. Watch a video interview explaining the exhibit by clicking here.
	2010 IEEE International Conference Workshop The BioRobotics Group organized a workshop at the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, "Snakes, Worms and Catheters: Continuum and Serpentine Robots for Minimally Invasive Surgery." See the workshop website for more information.
	We have moved! In July 2010, the Biorobotics Lab moved from Boston University to Children’s Hospital - Boston / Harvard Medical School. Our mission is to embed our team of creative young engineers in a world-class pediatric hospital where they can identify and solve critical healthcare problems through the creation of new technology.
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