1. Introduction to Medical Robotics
2. Staubli Robotic and Universal Robots Systems in the Lab
3. Principles of design of medical robots
4. Sensors, image registration, navigation
5. Visual servoing: using optical information to control the robot
6. Tele-manipulation and comanipulation
7. Introduction to intracorporal robotics
The subject is assessed considering the following activities:
1. Test of the theoretical content taught during the seminar by the guest professor. Compulsory: Yes. 15 %
2. Completion and presentation in front of the class group of a project/paper whose topic and content will have to be agreed with the teaching staff of the subject. Compulsory: Yes. 25 %
3. Practical labs (project-based). These practical lectures will consist of the simulation of a surgical gestures using the laboratory's robots. The robotic application action (or robotic surgical gesture) under consideration must be agreed with the teaching staff before starting the work. Compulsory: Yes. 50%
4. Special practical lectures (external collaborators, Surgical Robotic Service Hospital Josep Trueta). Practical activities (including UPC Haptic Devices Lab and Surgical Robotic Service in Hospital Josep Trueta. Compulsory: No. 10 %
Attendance at practical labs is mandatory.
The evaluation of the practical labs will be based on:
1) Previous analysis and preparation of the session (15%).
2) Development of work in the lab (independence and attitude at work, problem solving, teamwork, ...) (60%)
3) Presentation of the work to the teacher at the end of the lab session (20%)
4) Final USEFUL report to be given to teachers (5%)
Program developed (with comments) + points acquired + problems that appeared and how they were solved.
Project presentation: Presentation of a theoretical work related to Lab Project in front of the classroom (conference poster session format). The contents of the work must be acorded with the teachers of the module. Compulsory activity. 30 % of the mark.
Evaluation criteria:
From Labs and Projects: strategy and results
From Project presentation: 50% document + 50% presentation and interaction
If any fraudulent actions are detected in any type of academic activity (unauthorized use of information, use of false information, use of unauthorized devices, impersonation, total or partial plagiarism, buying and selling of exams, assignments, and papers, etc.), the involved students will automatically fail the course. Depending on the type of fraudulent act, the School's Administration will initiate the appropriate procedures in accordance with the University Coexistence Law 3/2022 of February 24th (https://www.boe.es/eli/en/l/2022/02/24/3).
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Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
Any of the following cases:
- Not appearing in the theoretical test of the seminar
- Not performing and/or presenting the Project
- Not attending 2 or more sessions of the mandatory lab sessions without justification
- Not attending the practical sessions with external collaborators and/or Surgical Robotic Service-H.Trueta without justification
Avaluació única:
Exam of theoretical and practical contents of the subject. In order to be able to do this exam, it will be necessary to firstly deliver an alternative practical project that will be provided to students.
Final mark will be 50% exam and 50% practical project.
Related to the practical content of the subject, in the exam it will also be possible to ask the students questions regarding the tools used in the standard lab sessions (software, robots, etc).
If it is considered necessary, a meeting will be organized where teachers can ask questions they consider appropriate about the development of the practical project.
In order to have the possibility to use this extraordinary evaluation method (avaluació única), they must apply within the specified deadlines and the procedures and criteria established by EPS government.
Requisits mínims per aprovar:
Minimum mark for the module: 5
Minimum mark for all the evaluation activities: 4
There is not specific slot of time for tutoring activities. To request a meeting with the teaching staff, you must send an email.
Tutoring activities will be carried out in the most appropriate format (email, video call, etc.).
Special tutoring sessions will be organized, even for groups, if it is considered necessary
The natural teachers-student communication way will always be by e-mail and moodle.
The subject teaching materials will be available on moodle.
Academic deliveries (works, labs, problems, …) will be made by moodle or by email.
When, for some reason, a video conferencing tool must be used for classes, the link will be sent in advance through a moodle warning or by email. In this case, the classes will be recorded and the video will be uploaded to the moodle to make the session available to the students.