Robotics Spotlight: How Research Efforts are Changing the Way Medtech Uses Robotics

Russell H. Taylor, PhD (Professor & Director, Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering)

Gregory S. Fischer, PhD (Professor & Director of PracticePoint Center for Healthcare Cyber-physical Systems, Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

Greg Hager, PhD (Mandell Bellmore Professor & Founding Director of the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, Johns Hopkins University)

Hao Su, PhD (Director, Lab of Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robots/Irwin Zahn Endowed Assistant Professor, The City College of NY)

Location: Center Stage

Date: Wednesday, November 4

Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Track: Center Stage

Vault Recording: TBD

Robots are at the forefront of innovation in the last decade, leading us to the cusp of a new technological shift: The Robotics Revolution. Robotics exploits a fusion of the mechanical and electrical systems with new methods of computation and intelligence that will have a profound effect on businesses throughout many industries. Join our expert-led panel of robotics researchers to hear about trends as well as the requirements of successfully implementing robotics in the manufacturing sector.

Topics covered include:

Next-gen human-robot interfaces and developments for surgical, rehabilitation, and other medical device applications
Top trends in mobility, manipulation and programming using advanced sensors and actuators
Funding sources, from government and academia, to industry-led coalitions and private investment
Trends in design of both system architectures that support operating processes, to critical design elements, important for new product development