ROBOt and sensors integration for computer assisted surgery and therapy (ICT-2007-215190-ROBOCAST)

The goal of the ROBOCAST project is to provide a system for the assistance of keyhole neurosurgery. The system envisages a human-computer interface (HCI), with an intelligent context-sensitive communication and a haptic-drive capability, a multiple-robot chain with redundant degrees of freedom and a hierarchical structure, an intelligent autonomous trajectory planner, a high level controller and a set of field sensors. The achievements of the first year are reported. The idea is being developed into a demonstrator for in vitro experimentation in the operating room (OR).