| CESTER team was part of various research projects, both national and international, which targeted the development of robotic solutions for diferent fields (e.g. medical and industrial). Most of the research projects (ongoing or finalised) were implemented as a result of cooperations among various partners from medical fields or industrial ones. |  |
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Ongoing projects: Challenge - is an ongoing project which aims to develop of a novel modular robotic system with dexterous instruments (both based on parallel structures) and advanced software (implemented on a master console) for the master-slave control of the robotic system and training modules for robotic SSLS. The Challenge robotic system will provide solutions to the current limitations of the SSLS and will ensure patient safety and procedure ergonomics, with applications in urology and abdominal surgery. The consortium of the Challenge project is as follows (for more information please click here):
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NeuroAssist - is an ongoing project which aims to develop a demonstration model for the treatment of brachial monoparesis in the form of a new product consisting of an innovative robotic system which integrates three robotic modules, sensors and improved control. The consortium of the NeuroAssist project is as follows (for more information please see link):
OnTarget - is an ongoing project which aims to develop a technical solution in the form of two medical instruments for the targeted treatment of cancer through percutaneous brachytherapy, radiofrequency ablation or targeted chemotherapy. The development of the two instruments (a single needle one and a multiple needle one), together with the development of a novel control algorithm for the instruments enables the robotic assisted treatment of the tumors located in the entire toraco-abdominal area. The consortium of the OnTarget project is as follows (for more information please see link):
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Wisdom of Age - is an ongoing project which aims to develop a digital application that takes advantage of the experience and background of people over 50 years old, enabling them to share their knowledge and solve specific problems for industrial companies. This collaboration includes on-line courses, training, projects management and other specific topics requested by companies. The consortium of the Wisdom of Age project is as follows (for more information please see link):
SAFE - is an ongoing project which aims to to develop a robot-assisted cabin for the collection of biological samples with airborne pathogens to ensure full safety against any biological contamination from inside or outside the cabin, especially for people with possible infections of anthrax, tuberculosis, pulmonary anthracosis. The consortium of the SAFE project is as follows (for more information please see link):
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Recently finalized projects IMPROVE - is a finalized project which had the main objective to develop a robotic system for the hepatic cancers treatment. Moreover, the project aims to develop technical solutions for ultrasound fusion with volumetric information and an intelligent algorithm for automatic detection and characterization of hepatic cancers directly from ultrasound images (virtual biopsy). The consortium of the IMPROVE project is as follows (for more information about the IMPROVE project see link):
AgeWell - is a finalized project which had the main objective to develop various robotic systems for limb rehabilitation. The project is cofounded by the European Union and is managed by an international researcher (Prof. Giuseppe Carbone). The results of the project were exploited in partnership with the medical field, were two robotic systems were clinically tested within Municipal Clinic Hospita of Cluj-Napoca. The colaboration for the AgeWell project is mainly among (for more information about the AgeWell project see link):
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ROBOCORE - is a finalized research project which had the main objective to develop and test in relevant (laboratory) environment a parallel robotic system for the transperineal prostate biopsy using real life ultrasound guidance. The partners of the project were from the academic field, the medical field, the industrial field and a national research institute (for more information about the ROBOCORE project see link):
CHANCE - is a finalized research project which had the main objective to develop and test a parallel robotic system for the brachytherapy (targeted treatment with radioactive seeds) of organs located in the thorax or abdomen cavities. The resulted robotic system (PARA-BRACHYROB) was tested (using gel) within the Amethyst Oncologic Clinic from Cluj-Napoca on the CT table. The partners of the project were (for more information about the CHANCE project see link):
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Spine - is a finalized research project which had the main objective to develop a device for diagnosis and treatment of various spine affections. The project was coordinated by the "Transilvania" University of Brasov and had the following consortium (for more information about the Spine project see link):
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