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Robot Design

Application to Medical Robotics

  • 1st Edition - October 29, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Med Amine Laribi, Carl Nelson
  • Language: English

Robot Design: Application to Medical Robotics offers a blend of theory and applications, with a focus on robot design to aid researchers in developing innovative robotic soluti… Read more

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Description

Robot Design: Application to Medical Robotics offers a blend of theory and applications, with a focus on robot design to aid researchers in developing innovative robotic solutions in the healthcare domain. The book addresses this evolutionary journey by amalgamating various fields of expertise, guiding readers through fundamental concepts using real-world requirements and applications. Chapters are authored by experts in collaboration with clinicians and specialists from specific areas, spanning the technical realm (mechanics of machinery, control theory, informatics, mechatronics) to the clinical sphere (surgery, sonography, rehabilitation therapy).

This book serves as an excellent reference for young professionals and researchers, providing an overview of the most significant aspects of medical robotics and guiding them towards the most suitable approaches for robot design.

Key features

  • Bridges the gap between theory and the state-of-the-art in medical robotics, providing clear links between theory, design, and outcomes
  • Offers organized design principles and best practices that guide innovation in medical robotics, aiding developers in creating impactful solutions
  • Combines essential theory with practical examples, catering to both biomedical engineers and clinical professionals involved in technical development and clinical application for medical robotics

Readership

Researchers, engineers, R&D professionals, and graduate students with background in mechanical, electrical, and biological engineering and computer science interested in research on robotics

Table of contents

Part 1. Fundamentals (Theory)

1. A historical outline on medical robot design

2. Design methodology and application to medical robotics

3. Robot performance in the context of medical applications

4. Human interfaces for medical robotics

5. Materials and component selection for medical robot design

6. Remote Center of Motion mechanism modeling and optimization

7. Reconfigurable robots for medical applications

8. Haptics in medicine with simulation and training

9. Control strategies / visual-servoing / shared human-robot control

Part 2. Applications

10. Endoscopic Robotic System

11. Rehabilitation robotics

12. Microsurgical Robots

13. Maxillofacial laser assisted surgery

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 29, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Med Amine Laribi

Med Amine Laribi is a Professor in the Faculty of Fundamental and Applied Sciences at the University of Poitiers (UP), where he teaches robotics and mechanics. He holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree with a specialization in Mechanical Design from École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Monastir (E.N.I.M.), which he obtained in 2001. He earned an M.S. degree in Mechanical Design in 2002 and a Ph.D. in Mechanics from the University of Poitiers in 2005. Additionally, he received a National Habilitation in Mechanics from the University of Poitiers in 2018. His research interests include robot design, mechanism synthesis, cable-driven robots, parallel robots, haptic interfaces, and collaborative robots.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Faculty of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Université de Poitiers, France

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Carl Nelson

Carl Nelson is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He obtained his degrees in Mechanical Engineering: a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from The University of Oklahoma in 2000, a Master of Science (M.S.) from Purdue University in 2002, and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) from Purdue University in 2005. His research activities encompass robot design and kinematics, medical devices, and the medical applications of robotics.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

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