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Contents
Executive Summary........................................................................................................................4
1
Introduction to Robotics in Medicine and Healthcare.............................................10
1.1
Why this study and what will be its use.........................................................................10
1.2
What is Robotics in Medicine and Healthcare...............................................................11
1.3
What are the main objectives of the study.....................................................................12
1.4
What is the approach......................................................................................................13
1.5
The consortium..............................................................................................................16
1.6
Note to readers...............................................................................................................16
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Societal issues and user needs.....................................................................................18
2.1
Introduction....................................................................................................................18
2.2
Societal issues................................................................................................................18
2.3
Needs of the health care sector......................................................................................32
3
Applications of robotics in healthcare........................................................................36
3.1
Introduction....................................................................................................................36
3.2
Major innovation themes...............................................................................................36
3.3
Robot assisted preventive therapies and diagnosis........................................................38
3.4
Robotic Assistive Technology.......................................................................................41
3.5
Robots supporting professional care..............................................................................47
3.6
Robotics for rehabilitation treatment.............................................................................51
3.7
Robotics for medical interventions................................................................................55
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Cases..............................................................................................................................61
4.1
Introduction....................................................................................................................61
4.2
Methodological framework and approach.....................................................................61
4.3
Case 1: Robotised surgery.............................................................................................63
4.4
Case 2: Intelligent prosthetics........................................................................................74
4.5
Case 3: Robotised motor coordination analysis and therapy.........................................86
4.6
General conclusions of the cases.................................................................................100
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Enabling technologies................................................................................................101
5.1
Introduction to enabling technologies..........................................................................101
5.2
Advanced sensory systems..........................................................................................102
5.3
Advanced Human-machine interfacing.......................................................................105
5.4
Mobile energy systems................................................................................................109
5.5
Control systems for complex mechanical movement..................................................111
5.6
Advances in mechatronics...........................................................................................115
5.7
Insight in medical therapies and human behaviour......................................................118
5.8
Conclusions..................................................................................................................120
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Roadmaps...................................................................................................................122
6.1
Introduction: what is Technology Road Mapping?......................................................122
6.2
Selection of the innovation areas.................................................................................123
6.3
Smart medical capsules................................................................................................124
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