Projects

FP7 ICT "Cognitive Systems and Robotics"

µRALP

Micro-technologies and Systems for Robot-Assisted Laser Phonosurgery

http://www.microralp.eu     

This project addresses the problem of endoluminal surgery of the vocal fold.

In this project, our contributions are:

• a micromanipulator for steering a surgical laser from the tip of an endoscope;
• high-speed high-accuracy guidance of the laser based on visual feedback.

µadagascar
Robotic Manipulation of Active Gastro-intestinal MicroCapsules

This project addresses the problem of turning passive endoscopic capsules into actively controlled robotic capsules for better diagnosis.

In this project, our contributions are related to the control issues:

• a multi-mobile coil approach to increase the manoeuverability of the magnetic guidance;
• a control architecture for the cooperation within a pack of millimetric capsules.

ANR Labex ACTION, Demo 4

Smart Active Endomicroscope

http://labex-action.fr/en/demo4-smart-endoscope

This project adresses the problem of robot-assisted submucosal dissection.

In this project, our contributions are:

• development of continuum microrobots with embedded micro-actuation;
• use of optically coherent tomography (OCT) for the control of the endoscope.