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Final Results in Brief

We are glad to present to you the Final Project Results in Brief in this interview with Prof. Stefano Stramigioli made by the EU Commission – Cordis Research Results.

Final Project Video

We are proud to present to you the Final video with the MURAB Project achievements. Take a look at the Consortium partner interviews and discover MURAB technology!

MURAB project has now given its results, but we are willing to continue working together, finding new ways to collaborate. There’s so much we can do together with the experience gained in these years!

The importance of Phantoms

What are phantoms and why are they so important? The phantoms are anatomical models made of elastic materials that replicate parts of the human body for research purposes. In robotic surgery, phantoms are used to test technologies in a simulation environment, and to get precise and reliable results. Phantoms and the MURAB project In the […]

MURAB featured by the EU Commission

MURAB project is featured in these communications by the European Commission about robotics, health and Artificial Intelligence. We are proud to see that our research has reached this level of diffusion and hope that its results will be useful to all EU citizens. European Commission launches EU-wide public consultation on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan […]

Consortium Meeting at Radboud University Medical Center

From 9th to 10th December 2019 the MURAB Consortium partners gathered in Nijmegen (NL) for a project meeting, the event was hosted at Radboud University Medical Center.The two days were conducted by Maren Bödding from the University of Twente. During the first day, each institution presented its work packages and their results. Everybody agreed that […]

Woman to woman

“Woman to woman” is our message on the occasion of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🎀 October 2019. Less of 10% of women are working in the robotic field, two researchers from the MURAB Consortium explain how they contribute every day in the MURAB Project and how Robotics can benefit from the presence of women Françoise […]

MURAB at the Surgical Robotic Challenge

We are happy to announce that MURAB Project will participate in the 2019 Surgical Robotic Challenge, on Sunday 23 June at London.

Review Meeting at Twente University

From 8th to 11th April 2019 we had the second review meeting and first annual project meeting at the University of Twente, in Enschede (NL).

MURAB Hackaton Integration Week

On 14th and 15th of March 2019, several Consortium members gathered at the MURAB Hackathon in Twente to work on the software in the MURAB project and perform data acquisition on breast phantoms. Scanning is performed by an ultrasound probe on the robot arm which follows the breast surface in a spiral motion. It is […]

MURAB Press Kit available

The MURAB press kit is available for download: • MURAB Logo • Press Release • Trifold Brochure (Eng and Italian language) • Roll-up banner Check it the download area page and help us to spread our research work!

Interview on HealthMatters Magazine

Read the interview, on HealthMatters magazine by Siemens Healthineers with Stefano Stramigioli and Françoise J. Siepel – University of Twente, Jeroen Veltman ZGT and Wouter Nijhof Siemens Healthineers. Interview available online at this link MURAB is a collaboration between researchers from universities and hospitals, “A golden triangle, which produces synergy”. Stefano Stramigioli

MURAB at MEDICA Trade Fair

From 12 to 15 November 2018 MURAB technology will be displayed at MEDICA trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany thanks to project partner KUKA. MEDICA is the leading international trade fair for the medical sector. Discover the KUKA Team working at MURAB project! Interview to Felix Allmendinger Group picture

MURAB project meeting at Twente University

On October 8-th and 9-th 2018 the MURAB team has met at the University of Twente for the biannual project meeting. The first operative setup, including the breast biopsy robotic system and the interventional table, was completed and tested on breast phantoms. The request for clinical trials will be submitted to the The Dutch Association […]

MURAB at IROS18

MURAB at IROS 2018 with a reserved Booth at the exhibitors area. Floor 3, booth 135. From 1st to 5th October 2018! About IROS The 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2018) is the flagship conference in the field of robotics and the biggest international event for researchers, companies and end-users. […]

Third place at CRAS 2018

At the 8th CRAS workshop – 2018 – Sept. 10-11, London, UK The paper “Patient specific FE modeling for deformable breast registration” was awarded the third place at CRAS 2018 joint Workshop on new technologies for Computer/Robot Assisted Surgery.Congratulations for the result to Eleonora Tagliabue from consortium partner Università degli studi di Verona. Info:here

MURAB Technology at Nemo Museum in Amsterdam

Over 100 volunteers at Nemo Science Museum enjoyed testing the 3D ultrasound MURAB technology and helped researchers to improve care for people with muscle diseases. From 20 to 26 August 2018 part of the MURAB Team moved to Nemo Science museum (Amsterdam) for the annual Nemo Science Live, an educational and entertaining festival for children and families. 7 […]

MURAB project meeting in Vienna

On May 17th and 18th 2018 we had a project meeting in Vienna where we discuss MURAB results and planned the future steps of the project. It was a fruitful meeting and a good opportunity to strengthen the collaboration between each institution. The meeting was hosted by one of the consortium members: the Medical University of Vienna. MURAB […]

Clinical Workshop at ZGT Hospital

On 8th – 9th March 2018 Jeroen Veltman (Ziekenhuis Groep Twente) and Françoise Siepel (University of Twente) organized a clinical workshop for MURAB consortium members at the ZGT hospital. In these two days imaging related topics such as registration and positioning of the robot to follow the right trajectories for the muscle and breast case were discussed. […]

MURAB will be at ERF2018

ERF 2018 Workshop Networking for new trends in surgical robotics MURAB will take part to next European Robotics Forum in Tampere presenting the latest project results. Workshop organizers Sanja Dogramadzi, Bristol Robotic Laboratory, sanja.dogramadzi@brl.ac.uk Marta Capiluppi, University of Verona, marta.capiluppi@univr.it Elena De Momi, Politecnico di Milano, elena.demomi@polimi.it To foster networking opportunities and facilitate […]

European Robotics Week 2017

MURAB project joined the the European Robotics Week 2017 (ERW2017), an important event in the field of robotics that took place around Europe on 17–26 November 2017. MURAB was invited at the Central Event organised in Brussels participating at the “Robots Discovery” exhibition hosted by the European Committee of the Regions 20-23 November). For the […]

MURAB will be at ERF2017!

MURAB will actively take part to next European Robotics Forum in Edinburgh! The results of the first year of project will be presented in two posters during the workshop “Robotic surgery in the European researcher community: autonomous and semi-autonomous precision interventions“, organised by the University of Verona.

MURAB meeting in Verona

On February 22nd and 23rd 2017 we had a project meeting in Verona, where we discussed the results of the first year of MURAB and we planned the work for next year. Here’s a picture of the meeting! (More pics on our Facebook page!)

European robotics forum 2017

This 3-day event (22-24 March) is a meeting point for researchers, engineers, managers, and a growing number of entrepreneurs and business people from all over Europe. To read more about the ERF go to: http://www.erf2017.eu

Biopsy robot combines MRI and Ultrasound

Researchers at the University of Twente are working on a biopsy robot that combines the best features of MRI and ultrasound, aiming to improve the diagnosis of breast cancer and muscle diseases. Current screening techniques for breast cancer result in 10 to 20 per cent of patients wrongly being sent home with good news, says […]

MRI and Ultrasound Robotic Assisted Biopsy