Smith+Nephew and Imperial launch five-year surgical-robotics centre
Smith+Nephew and Imperial College London launched a five-year university technology centre at Imperial’s Hamlyn Centre to translate computer-vision and sensing research into robotic surgery for musculoskeletal conditions.
Why it matters
The centre embeds industry engineers with a leading surgical-robotics research group for a five-year translational programme.
Evidence notes
- Smith+Nephew engineers and clinicians will work directly with Imperial researchers to co-develop less invasive and more broadly usable robotic-surgery techniques.
- Research topics include markerless registration and tracking and computer vision that adapts to patient anatomy in real time.
- At full capacity, the centre is expected to support one senior postdoctoral researcher and up to seven fully funded PhD students.
Company context
Smith & Nephew develops orthopedic devices, sports medicine products and the CORI surgical system for robotic-assisted joint procedures.