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Robotics for Intervention in Healthcare. From Technology to Clinical Practice. Medical Robots and Devices: New Developments and Advances

  • Book

  • November 2026
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 6249994
Robotics for Intervention in Healthcare: From Technology to Clinical Practice bridges the gap between deep-core robotic intervention technology and clinical aspects, including content that is appropriate for physicians and clinicians. The book gives insights on the importance of connectivity in early stages, thoroughly addressing which aspects are important to improve the innovation chain.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Clinical
1. Continuum of healthcare
2. Use cases
3. Current status clinical needs: experts’ opinions

Part 2. Technical: From diagnosis to robotic intervention
4. Adequate imaging: diagnostics and navigation
5. Perception
6. Planning and Navigation: calibration and registration
7. Control: physician in the loop
8. System development & mechatronics
9. Human machine interface

Part 3. Innovation & deployment
10. Patient-specific approaches
11. Market: robots along the innovation chain
12. Market adoption and deployment: challenges, ethical dilemmas and other barriers
13. Future perspectives

Authors

Fran�oise J Siepel Assistant Professor, University of Twente, The Netherlands. Fran�oise Siepel is Assistant Professor / Technical Physician in the field of Robotics in healthcare, and joined the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Twente, The Netherlands in 2016. It is her passion to innovate and integrate sophisticated robotic and imaging technologies in minimal invasive interventions. On a higher level she is keen on boosting robotics in healthcare innovation across Europe to establish sustainable, scalable, and high-quality robotic solutions. She obtained her PhD in 3 years, received many personal awards, and has extensive international experience. She is coordinating DIH-HERO, an initiative to establish an independent platform which connects digital innovation hubs across Europe to create a sustainable network to boost robotics in healthcare and coordinates the healthcare roadmap activities within euRobotics.