At the HeaRT lab, we are passionate about building robots for healthcare and surgeries!
The Healthcare Robotics and Telesurgery (HeaRT) laboratory is part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Louisville Automation and Robotics Research Institute at the University of Louisville. We work on the design, mechanical modeling and control systems for very tiny continuum robots. These robots can help our surgeon collaborators reach disease sites in the human body that are otherwise not reachable.
Lab News
February 2025
Behnam's paper on Exonav Two has been accepted for publication in the *Journal of Medical Robotics Research*. In the paper, Behnam introduces a novel robotic follow-the-leader motion for lateral and ventral spinal cord stimulation.
February 2025
Kent recently published a paper in the *Journal of Medical Robotics Research* on a new tendon-actuated concentric tube endonasal robot (TACTER). This robot consists of two independently bending concentric tubes, allowing for follow-the-leader motion that enhances maneuverability in minimally invasive skull base and sinus surgeries.