Soft robotics in medicine

We are developing new soft robots at different scales and with innovative features such as the catheters shown below. Our research focuses on:

  • The design and integration of millimeter-scale magnetic catheters
  • The implementation of feedback control strategies for their manipulation
  • The development of localization methods for intra-body navigation
Enlarged view: Example of our magnetic tools for robotics in medicine
Example of our magnetic tools for robotics in medicine

We are targeting several medical applications that benefit from our technologies as described in the figure below.

Enlarged view: Targeted medical applications
Targeted medical applications