Multi-scale robotic design and fabrication
Theme 1 Highlights
Case Studies
Case 1 - Multifunctional Fibre Robot - Miniaturisation of arbitrary geometries via fibre drawing [Read More]
- Dr Temelkuran, Dr Abdelaziz and Mr Zhao
Case 2 - Medical Biosensing - a multiplexed GFET measurement system [Read More]
- Dr Rosa and Dr Anastasova
Research Outcomes
To know more about our Research Outcomes (Key Findings, Research Databases and Models, Research Tools and Methods, Collaboration, Software and Technical Products, Intellectual Property and Engagement Activities), please visit UKRI - Micro-Robotics for Surgery (EP/P012779/1) website.
Patents and International News
Published / Submitted Patents
- “Multi-electrode catheter” - UK Patent Application No GB2205559.4 (Application date 14.04.2022) to be licensed by TauRhythm Therapies – a spin-out being incorporated
- “A Method (fibre liner)” - International Publication No WO2022136871A1 (Published 30.06.2022, Licensed by Precision Robotics UK)
- “A Device and a Method” - International Publication No WO2022136869A1 (Published 30.06.2022, Licensed by Precision Robotics UK)
- "Longitudinally non-uniform preform and method of making the same" - Publication No: US-20220170181-A1 (Published 02.06.2022, Licensed by Precision Robotics UK)
- "A Method and Preform for Forming a Device Comprising a Shape Memory Polymer" - Publication No: US-20220168946-A1 (Published 02.06.2022, Licensed by Precision Robotics UK)
- “A Sensor” - Publication No: US 2022/0221409 A1 (Published 14.07.2022, Licensed by Precision Robotics UK)
- “A Device” - Publication No: US20210316115 A1 (Published 14.10.2021, Licensed by Precision Robotics UK)
- "Fibre Based Sensor Incorporating Electrochemical Sensing" - Publication No: US2022151515A1 (Published 19.05.2022, Licensed by Precision Robotics UK)
International News
Steerable soft 'fibre' robots could enhance medical applications [Read More]
- Using optical fibre making ideas enables development of soft robots with advanced motion control
- Researchers from EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Imperial College, London, have created fibre-based soft robots with advanced motion control that integrate other functionalities, such as electric and optical sensing and targeted delivery of fluids
- To generate long fibres featuring multiple channels along their entire length, the researchers had to fine-tune the drawing process parameters - An important characteristic of the process is the interplay between the viscosity of the material
- By optimising the material properties, drawing speed, and fabrication temperature, the team could reliably produce the continuous channels, arranged within the fibres at a micrometer scale, needed to give the fibre its robotic capabilities
Photo credited to - Alain Herzog/EPFL
Theme 1 - Research Team
Dr Burak Temelkuran
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Dr Burak Temelkuran
Dr Salzitsa Yordanova Anastasova-Ivanova
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Dr Salzitsa Yordanova Anastasova-Ivanova
Dr Choi Jiwoo
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Dr Choi Jiwoo
Dr Mohamed Abdelaziz
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Dr Mohamed Abdelaziz
Xu Chen
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Xu Chen
Daniel Bautista
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Daniel Bautista
Dr Bruno Miguel Gil Rosa
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Dr Bruno Miguel Gil Rosa
Dr Panagiotis Kassanos
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Dr Panagiotis Kassanos
Dr Meysam Keshavarz
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Dr Meysam Keshavarz
Dr Michail Kiziroglou
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Dr Michail Kiziroglou
Dr Mayue Shi
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Dr Mayue Shi
Dr Dominic James Wales
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Dr Dominic James Wales
Jinshi Zhao
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Jinshi Zhao
Theme 1 - Alumni
Dr Antoine Barbot
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Dr Antoine Barbot
Dr Pierre Berthet-Rayne
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Dr Pierre Berthet-Rayne
Dr Bing Li
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Dr Bing Li
Dr Hyun Taek Lee
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Dr Hyun Taek Lee
Dr Ning Liu
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Dr Ning Liu
Dr Maura Power
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Dr Maura Power
Dr Florent Seichepine
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Dr Florent Seichepine
Dr Ali Anil Demircali
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Dr Ali Anil Demircali
Dr Haijie Tan
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Dr Haijie Tan
Minghao Hu
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Minghao Hu
