Posted On: December 05, 2014
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The keynote speaker, Dr. Garnette Sutherland (above), was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame in 2014 for the development of a robot for neurosurgery (photo courtesy of Dmitry Pyryeskin).
UHN’s Techna Institute held its annual research symposium on Friday, October 31st, 2014. This year’s event, themed “Robotics in Healthcare”, aimed to introduce participants to the latest developments in robotics for clinical applications and promote new, cross-disciplinary collaborations between clinicians, researchers and engineers from the private and public sectors.
“Robotic technologies can transcend the limitations of human maneuverability, dexterity, perception, size and stamina; these advantages can be harnessed for health care applications that lead to more precise and efficient procedures with shorter recovery times, and improved risk-to-benefit and cost-to-benefit ratios.” says Dr. David Jaffray, Director of Techna.
The keynote lecture was delivered by Dr. Garnette Surtherland, a world-renowned neurosurgeon and researcher based at the University of Calgary. His presentation described his longtime collaboration with space robotic engineers at MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (the makers of the Canadarm) to develop the NeuroArm, an image-guided robot that performs neurosurgery. To learn more about the NeuroArm project, please visit its website.
Highlights from the Techna Symposium 2014 and videos of the presenters are available on Techna’s website.
“Robotic technologies can transcend the limitations of human maneuverability, dexterity, perception, size and stamina; these advantages can be harnessed for health care applications that lead to more precise and efficient procedures with shorter recovery times, and improved risk-to-benefit and cost-to-benefit ratios.” says Dr. David Jaffray, Director of Techna.
The keynote lecture was delivered by Dr. Garnette Surtherland, a world-renowned neurosurgeon and researcher based at the University of Calgary. His presentation described his longtime collaboration with space robotic engineers at MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (the makers of the Canadarm) to develop the NeuroArm, an image-guided robot that performs neurosurgery. To learn more about the NeuroArm project, please visit its website.
Highlights from the Techna Symposium 2014 and videos of the presenters are available on Techna’s website.
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