Wpi aim lab
One robot, which he spent years developing in conjunction with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University, is in clinical trials at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston, where it is being used to help take biopsies from prostate cancer patients. A Robotics Revolution in the AIM Labįischer has made his mark by developing robots that can work inside MRI scanners, enabling surgeons to operate guided by real-time medical images. Gregory Fischer, PhD ( above), professor of mechanical engineering and robotics engineering and director of WPI’s Automation and Interventional Medicine (AIM) Laboratory (), has other things in mind: He wants his robots to take biopsies from cancer patients more accurately and efficiently, and perform brain surgery more safely and effectively.Īnd he is tantalizingly close to achieving both milestones. Some people design robots that can assemble circuit boards or vacuum your floor.