Spine model with four pedicle screws for spine stabilization (Photo: Pascal Gugler for Insel Gruppe AG)
Researchers from the University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology develop a high-precision, sensor-based surgical robot for spinal operations together with industry partners. Their project is being funded with two million Swiss francs, sponsored by the "BRIDGE" programme of the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Commission for Technology and Innovation. Within the scope of the project entitled "Towards Intelligent Sensor-enhanced Robotic Neurosurgery", Andreas Raabe from the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Stefan Weber from ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Bern and Olivier Chételat from the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) are developing a new sensor-enabled surgical technology which provides a new level of safety for complicated spinal operations. Together with the industrial partners Rotomed AG, Inomed GmbH and CAScination AG, the team submitted its project for the "BRIDGE Discovery" programme of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) and the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI). The programme funds technological innovations. The project will receive a grant of two million Swiss francs over a period of four years. Spine as "uneven terrain".
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