CESTER focuses on the development on innovative parallel robotic structures for medical applications (surgery, cancer treatment, rehabilitation) and industrial applications (reconfigurable robots, assembly robots, micro-manipulation robots). A link to the EERIS platform of the CESTER research group is found here.

Main research services:

  • Research & development in applied fields
  • Research & development in core areas
  • Consulting in Competitive Design and Management of Production Systems
  • Applied engineering services
  • Training

Equipment:

  • Haptic and voice control console in robotic surgery
  • PARAMIS surgical robot
  • PARASURG surgical robots (-5M, -5MP1, 5MP2, -9M)
  • Liver surgery simulator and surgical e-platform
  • MICABO parallel micro-robot
  • PARA-BRACHYROB
  • PENTROB
  • BIO-PROS 1
  • 3D Production System
  • PRO-Hep-LCT parallel robot for liver brachytherapy
  • ASPIRE parallel robot for shoulder rehabilitation
  • ParReEx-wrist parallel robot for wrist rehabilitation
  • ParReEx-elbow parallel robot for elbow rehabilitation
  • RAISE parallel robotic system for lower limb rehabilitation
  • RECOVER parallel robotic system for lower limb rehabilitation
  • Kuka LBR iiwa 7 R800 7DOF serial collaborative robot
  • Ur5E 6DOF serial collaborative robot
  • ABB YUMI 2 armed 7DOF serial collaborative robot

Other laboratory infrastructure:

  • Advanced design and simulation software (Siemens PLM, Visual Studio, MATLAB)
  • 3D Fortus 380 industrial printer
  • Licensed software from Siemens NX
  • Qualica for competitive engineering tools (AHP, QFD)
  • Visual Studio for the user interface development
  • Virtual Reality glasses Hololens 2
  • BIOMETRICS electro-goniometers
  • Advanced PARMIS control console for laparosopic surgery
  • BR-Automation control software
  • Omega.7 haptic device
  • PLC drives and I/O modules
  • Laparoscope holder and surgical instruments
  • 5 workstations with high computing power
  • Computer network with 12 stations