This is a tentative programme and can be subject of change.
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Theme: Medical robotics | ||
08:00 | Registration | |
09:00 | Welcome remarks IFTOMM president |
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09:10 | Welcome remarks Representative of Basel City |
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09:15 | Opening of scientific program Representative of the University of Basel |
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09:20 | Topic: The spirit of MESROB Doina Pisla |
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09:30 |
Topic: Surgical robotics Embedding AI in robotic surgery |
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10:15 | Coffee break | |
10:45 | Robot-Assisted Laserosteotomy Plenary talk: Cyrill Bärtscher & Hans-Florian Zeilhofer & Stefan Weber |
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11:30 | Demo session: MIRACLE Project PhD students of the MIRACLE Project ![]() |
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12:30 | Lunch Break Meeting of the MESROB Scientific Committee (location TBA) |
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14:00 |
Topic: Surgical robotics Robotics for Retinal Regenerative Therapy Delivery |
Topic: Medical lasers and optics Pulsed laser tissue ablation: Mechanisms, and optimization strategies for precision and efficacy |
14:40 | Technical session | Technical session |
16:00 | Coffee break | |
16:30 | Technical session | Technical session |
17:30 | End of technical program | |
18:00 | Lab visits (click here for more information) |
Tentative Program
MESROB 2021 Optional Program | ||
18:00 | Optional: Lab visits at the University Hospital (3D-Print Laboratory, Carlo Demonstration & SpectoVR Demonstration) |
Theme: Rehabilitation robotics / Assistive devices | ||
08:00 | Registration | |
09:00 |
Topic: Rehabilitation robotics From Robot-Aided Rehablitiation to Wearable Exosuits: towards a symbiotic assistive technology |
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09:40 |
Topic: Rehabilitation robotics Lower limb rehabilitation robotics. Sitting position and exoskeleton devices |
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10:15 | Coffee break (Talent scouting) | |
10:45 | Presentation CYBATHLON (please click here for details)![]() |
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11:30 | Demo session: CYBATHLON![]() |
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12:30 | Lunch Break (Talent scouting) Meeting IFToMM Technical Committee Biomechanical Engineering (location TBA) |
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14:00 | IISAART special session: Standards and best practices in medical robotics Keynote: Thierry Keller ![]() |
Topic: Navigation Keynote: Roger Gassert |
14:40 | Technical session | Technical session |
16:00 | Coffee break (Talent scouting) | |
16:30 | Technical session | Technical session |
17:30 | End of technical program | |
18:00 | Gala Dinner |
MESROB 2021 Optional Program (included in AUTOMED2021 Registration Fee) | ||
08:00 | Registration MESROB 2021 | |
09:00 |
Topic: Rehabilitation robotics |
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09:40 |
Topic: Rehabilitation robotics |
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10:15 | Coffee break (Talent scouting) | |
10:45 | Presentation CYBATHLON![]() |
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11:30 | Demo session: CYBATHLON![]() |
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12:00 | Registration AUTOMED | |
13:00 |
Opening and welcome remarks Primo Schär, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, Switzerland |
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13:15 |
Key note |
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13:45 |
Discussion |
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14:15 |
Technical Session 1 |
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16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:30 | Technical session 2 | |
17:30 | End of technical program | |
18:00 | Gala Dinner |
Theme: Service robots / Haptics | ||
08:00 | Registration | |
09:00 | Award ceremony for senior scientists | |
09:15 | Keynote Manfred Husty |
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09:45 | Keynote Hannes Bleuler |
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10:15 | Coffee break | |
10:40 |
Technical session A Thirty Year Perspective on Medical Robotics: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow |
Technical session |
12:40 | Lunch Break | |
14:00 | Poster Session | |
15:00 | Technical session | Technical session |
16:20 | Coffee break | |
16:50 | Award ceremony for best papers (research, application, students) | |
17:30 | Closing remarks | |
17:45 | End of Conference |
Theme: Service robots / Haptics | ||
08:00 | Registration | |
08:45 | Technical session 3 | |
10:15 | Coffee break | |
10:45 | Technical session 4 | |
12:15 | Group photo | |
12:30 | Lunch Break Meeting “Fachausschuss” | |
14:00 | Technical Session 5 | |
15:30 | Coffee break | |
16:00 | Best paper awards and closing remarks | |
16:30 | End of symposium |
Industrial track Workshop 1 (2 days): (Please click here for the details) Practical industry workshop for TwinCat3 (Beckhoff) and Matlab/Simulink (Mathworks) – Day 1 |
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08:00 |
Registration |
09:00 |
Welcome & Introduction to real-time systems Instructors: Georg Rauter, PhD |
09:20 |
Reading schematics of control cabinets Instructors: Georg Rauter, PhD |
09:40 |
Software installation and programming platform Instructor: Georg Rauter, PhD |
10:00 |
First steps in Matlab/Simulink Instructor: Vasco Lenzi |
10:40 | Coffee Break |
11:00 |
My first Matlab/Simulink program in TwinCat3 Instructor: Georg Rauter, PhD |
12:40 | Lunch Break |
14:00 |
Safety in TwinCAT 3 Instructor: Georg Rauter, PhD |
15:40 | Coffee break |
16:00 |
Implementing a servo motor in Matlab/Simulink for TwinCat3 Instructor: Georg Rauter, PhD |
17:40 | End of workshop day 1: Apéro riche at the terrace next to the river Rhine |
Scientific track Workshop 2 (1 day): (Please click here for the details) 3D-Motion- tracking systems with and without markers & IMUs |
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09:00 |
Optical tracking systems with and without markers & IMUs Instructor: Thomas Seel, PhD Coordination: Beat Göpfert |
10:40 |
Coffee break |
11:00 |
Theoretical session: 3D-Motion Tracking with marker, markerless and IMU- Systems Instructors: Simi Reality Motion Systems, Qualisys AB |
12:40 |
Lunch Break |
14:00 |
Hands-on session in 3D-Motion Tracking with systems of Simi Reality Motion Systems and Qualisys AB Coordination: B. Göpfert |
15:40 | Coffee Break |
16:00 |
Hands-on session in 3D-Motion Tracking with systems of Simi Reality Motion Systems and Qualisys AB Coordination: B. Göpfert |
17:40 | End of workshop day 1: Apéro riche at the terrace next to the river Rhine |
Industrial track Workshop 1 (2 days): (Please click here for the details) Practical industry workshop for TwinCat3 (Beckhoff AG) and Matlab/Simulink (Mathworks) – Day 2 |
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08:00 | Registration |
09:00 |
Development of a state machine for a servo motor in Matlab/Simulink for TwinCat3 Instructor: Georg Rauter, PhD |
10:40 |
Coffee break |
11:00 |
Implementation of basic controllers in Matlab/Simulink for control of a servo motor in TwinCAT3 Instructor: Georg Rauter, PhD |
12:40 |
Lunch Break |
14:00 |
TwinCat3 Vision Instructor: Tobias Bachmann |
15:40 | Coffee Break |
16:00 |
Demonstration of visual servoing using Matlab/Simulink Instructor: Vasco Lenzi |
17:20 |
Demonstration of visual servoing using Matlab/Simulink in TwinCAT3 Vision Instructor: Georg Rauter, PhD |
17:35 | Wrap up and Conclusions Instructor: Georg Rauter, PhD |
17:40 | End of workshop day 2 |
Scientific track Workshop 3 (1 day): (Please click here for the details) Robotics in Nursing |
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08:00 |
Registration |
09:00 |
Welcome & Introduction Presenter: Oliver Mautner, PhD, RN |
09:10 |
Meet the nursing robot live: Robo Dog, Miro, Pepper Presenter: Oliver Mautner, PhD, RN |
09:30 |
Elderly care in times of the 4th industrial revolution: Are robots the future? Presenter: Sabina De Geest, PhD, RN |
10:40 | Coffee Break |
11:00 |
Practical applications of robotics in nursing in Swiss health care and beyond Presenter: Sandra Engberg, PhD, RN |
11:30 |
Ethics of social assistive robots Presenter: Tijs Vanmeulebroucke, PhD |
12:00 |
Legal aspects of robotics in nursing Presenter: Elliott Ash, PhD |
12:20 |
Is there a business case for robotics in nursing? Presenter: Alexander Thys, MD |
12:40 |
Lunch Break |
14:00 |
Case studies robots and group discussion Moderation: Sandra Engberg, PhD, RN |
14:10 |
Social Assistive Robot Group discussion |
14:50 |
Gait Rehabilitation Robot: the FLOAT Presenter: Marc Bolliger, PhD |
15:30 |
Coffee break |
16:10 |
Round table discussion on the research priorities on robotics in nursing Moderation: Oliver Mautner, PhD, RN |
16:50 |
Conclusions Presenter: Sabina De Geest, PhD, RN |
17:00 | End of workshop 3 |