A competition for academia and industry.
Surgical Robot Challenge 2016 is an international competition that will showcase the latest developments in Surgical Robotics.
Research teams from around the world will be coming to London to demonstrate their latest innovations in surgical robotics. Each team will have 3 hours to set up their surgical robot and demonstrate their innovation to a panel of experts including pioneers of the field and leading surgeons.
Teams will give a formal presentation and answer technical and clinical questions about their work. The competition follows on from a highly successful competition in 2015 that saw 20 research teams from around the world demonstrating their surgical robot innovations.
Surgical Robot Challenge 2016 is supported by two of the largest names in Surgical Robotics: Intuitive Surgical and KUKA Robotics. Entries are based on a range of robotic platforms including the dVRK, KUKA and Raven systems. A total prize fund of 10,000 GBP is available.
Surgical Robot Challenge 2016 follows on from the success of the first Surgical Robot Challenge that took place in 2015. At this event, 20 teams from around the world demonstrated a wide range of innovations.
The winning team of the 2015 competition demonstrated a concentric tube robotic tool compatible with the popular daVinci surgical robot. The snake-like tool had a diameter of just a few millimetres allowing it to access parts of the body not accessible with conventional surgery. A team from Canada demonstrated a robot that could simultaneously look and feel for cancer using ultrasound and a pressure sensing array. A team from Germany demonstrated a 3D printed surgical robot that can be custom- manufactured for a particular patient.
Further information
Dates and Location
Surgical Robot Challenge 2016 will be held during the Hamlyn Symposium in London, UK on 25 June 2016
Supported by:
Intuitive Surgical, KUKA and Applied Dexterity
Steering Committee
Guang-Zhong Yang, Imperial College London, UK (Chair)
Russ Taylor, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Blake Hannaford, University of Washington, USA
Simon DiMaio, Intuitive Surgical Inc, USA
Cyrill von Tiesenhausen, Kuka Robotics, Germany
10,000 GBP to be won
Prizes include cash prizes and complimentary registration for Hamlyn Symposium 2017