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Design of a multi-DOF cable-driven mechanism of a miniature serial manipulator for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Tzemanaki, A., Fracczak, L., Gillatt, D., Koupparis, A., Melhuish, C., Persad, R., …Dogramadzi, S. (2016, June). Design of a multi-DOF cable-driven mechanism of a miniature serial manipulator for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery. Presented at International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, Singapore

While multi-fingered robotic hands have been developed for decades, none has been used for surgical operations. MicroAngelo is an anthropomorphic master-slave system for tele-operated robot-assisted surgery. As part of this system, this paper focuses... Read More about Design of a multi-DOF cable-driven mechanism of a miniature serial manipulator for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery.

Design and real-time control of a robotic system for fracture manipulation (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015, August). Design and real-time control of a robotic system for fracture manipulation. Presented at International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Milan, Italy

This paper presents the design, development and control of a new robotic system for fracture manipulation. The objective is to improve the precision, ergonomics and safety of the traditional surgical procedure to treat joint fractures. The achievemen... Read More about Design and real-time control of a robotic system for fracture manipulation.

Force-torque measurement system For fracture surgery (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015, June). Force-torque measurement system For fracture surgery. Paper presented at Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) 2015, Vancouver

Many surgical procedures are now performed using the techniques of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), in which the surgeon manipulates instruments inserted into the patients through small incisions. In MIS, the surgeon has no direct contact with inter... Read More about Force-torque measurement system For fracture surgery.

Robot-assisted system for joint fracture surgery (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015, June). Robot-assisted system for joint fracture surgery. Poster presented at Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) 2015, Vancouver

Incidence of fractures is steadily increasing and is expected that in 2025, Germany will have the largest number of fractures per year in Europe (≈928,000), followed by the UK (≈682,000) (Hernlund 2013). This work is concerned with distal-femur-fract... Read More about Robot-assisted system for joint fracture surgery.

Mechatronic implementation in minimally invasive surgical instruments (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dikaiakos, G., Tzemanaki, A., Pipe, A. G., & Dogramadzi, S. (2014, August). Mechatronic implementation in minimally invasive surgical instruments. Paper presented at 2014 5th IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has proven to be beneficial in providing outstanding results for the patients. However, studies have shown that the surgeon faces significant challenges whilst performing this type of surgery, ranging from poorly desi... Read More about Mechatronic implementation in minimally invasive surgical instruments.

Intra-operative X-ray dimensional calibration using orthopaedic implants (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Tsanaka, A., Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., & Dogramadzi, S. (2014, August). Intra-operative X-ray dimensional calibration using orthopaedic implants. Poster presented at 2014 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronic, Sao Paolo, Brazil

μAngelo: A novel minimally invasive surgical system based on an anthropomorphic design (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Tzemanaki, A., Burton, T. M. W., Gillat, D., Melhuish, C., Persad, R., Pipe, A. G., & Dogramadzi, S. (2014, August). μAngelo: A novel minimally invasive surgical system based on an anthropomorphic design. Paper presented at 2014 5th IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Abdominal surgery has seen a rapid transition from open procedures to Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (R-A MIS). The learning process for new surgeons is long compared to open surgery, and the desired dexterity cannot always be achieved usi... Read More about μAngelo: A novel minimally invasive surgical system based on an anthropomorphic design.

Artificial active whiskers for guiding underwater autonomous walking robots (2011)
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Rooney, T., Pearson, M., Welsby, J., Horsfield, I., Sewell, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2011, September). Artificial active whiskers for guiding underwater autonomous walking robots. Paper presented at CLAWAR 2011, Paris, France

A low-cost, biologically inspired underwater walking robot (see Fig. 1) has been designed and built to covertly explore the seabed and to determine properties of submerged objects in obscure and inaccessible underwater locations. This paper focuses o... Read More about Artificial active whiskers for guiding underwater autonomous walking robots.

MOBISERV: An integrated intelligent home environment for the provision of health, nutrition and mobility services to the elderly (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Nani, M., Caleb-Solly, P., Dogramadzi, S., Fear, T., & van den Heuvel, H. (2010, September). MOBISERV: An integrated intelligent home environment for the provision of health, nutrition and mobility services to the elderly. Paper presented at 4th Companion Robotics Workshop in Brussels, Brussels

Life expectancy increases and the wish to prolong independent living remains strong. To stay as independent as possible gives satisfaction to the individual and reduces costs for society. With advances in information and communication technologies, s... Read More about MOBISERV: An integrated intelligent home environment for the provision of health, nutrition and mobility services to the elderly.

Automated reduction of complete joint fractures (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Dogramadzi, S., & Raabe, D. (2010, June). Automated reduction of complete joint fractures. Paper presented at European Orthopaedics Research Society - 18th European Conference on Orthopaedics, Davos, Switzerland

Active indoor localisation of mobile robots using infra-red (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Dogramadzi, S., Kherada, A., Harvey, D. R., & Virk, G. S. (2006, September). Active indoor localisation of mobile robots using infra-red. Paper presented at CLAWAR 2006: 9th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines

An electromagnetic imaging system for remote sign language communication (1999)
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Dogramadzi, S., Allen, C., Bell, G. D., & Rowland, R. S. (1999, May). An electromagnetic imaging system for remote sign language communication. Paper presented at 16th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1999 (IMTC/99), Venice, Italy

The technique described in this paper is concerned with the provision of a sign language emulator driven by an array of electromagnetic sensors integrated into a pair of data gloves. The objective is to provide a 3D visualization of the signing perfo... Read More about An electromagnetic imaging system for remote sign language communication.

Investigating real world issues in human robot interaction: Physical and cognitive solutions for a safe robotic system
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Giannaccini, M. E., Sobhani, M. M., Dogramadzi, S., & Harper, C. J. Investigating real world issues in human robot interaction: Physical and cognitive solutions for a safe robotic system. Paper presented at IEEE ICRA2013

In service robotics, safety is of primary importance. In the EU funded INTRO project1 , safety has been considered from the perspectives of both ‘cognitive’ and physical HumanRobot Interaction (cogHRI and pHRI for brevity). INTRO project researchers... Read More about Investigating real world issues in human robot interaction: Physical and cognitive solutions for a safe robotic system.