Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics
Imperial’s Hamlyn Symposium, hosted by IGHI’s Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, allows surgeons & engineers from across the globe to try their hand & hear about the latest developments in medical robotics.
As part of the Hamlyn Symposium 2015, there will be interactive and hands-on workshops/tutorials organised on Saturday 20th June and Tuesday 23 June 2015, between 9.30am to 1pm, and 2pm to 5.30pm.
To register and for further information, visit the Symposium website.
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Surgical Robot Challenge
This year at the Symposium, we are also holding the first Surgical Robot Challenge supported by the dVRK (da Vinci Research Kit) community, RAVEN II Open Source Surgical Robot community, and the KUKA Light Weight Robot research community. The purpose of the Challenge is to foster collaboration, share resources and tackle some of the unmet technical/clinical challenges in robotic surgery.
Competition Format
The competition consists of 2 rounds. The first round involves submitting a 3-minute video of your surgical robotic technology. Entries that get through this round will be invited to the competition finals that will be held in London on Thursday 18th, Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June. Finalists will present their entry to a judging panel on Saturday 20th June. Winners will be announced at the Hamlyn Symposium Awards Ceremony on Monday 22nd June.
Prizes
There is a total prize fund of 10,000 USD consisting of multiple cash prizes and tickets to the Hamlyn Symposium 2016. The winners will be decided by an independent judging panel. All teams attending the finals will be competing for the main prizes. Teams that are unable to attend the finals will only be able to compete in the best video category.
More information can be found on the Symposium website.