Mitsuishi Sugita Laboratory at UTokyo

The Mitsuishi Sugita Laboratory within the Dept, of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, at the University of Tokyo. Develops amazing robots. Practically, they have a system for all kinds of procedures from eye surgery to fracture reduction.

"We are developing highly-advanced production technologies and robotic systems for (1) medical applications and (2) industrial machinery. More specifically;  surgical robotic systems and tele-surgical systems are being developed to assist minimally invasive surgery and microsurgery. Miniaturized mechanisms and advanced robotic controls are being implemented to the surgical systems in order to make the best advantages of robotic technology."

List of open projects: 

• Tele-operative Laparoscopic Surgical System
• Microsurgical Robotic System for Neurosurgery
• Microsurgical Skill Assessment System
• Eye Surgical Robotic Systems
• Non-Invasive Ultrasound Theragnostic System
• Multi-DOF Surgical Instrument with Intuitive User Interface for Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery
• Surgical Robotic System for Minimally Invasive Knee Arthroplasty
• Cutting Tools for Biocompatible Bone-Cutting
• Tool Surface Functionalization Using Micro-Fabrication Technology
• Precision Machining of Hard-Brittle Material
• Evaluation of a Regenerated Cartilage Based on its Viscoelasticity
• Robot assisted reposition of bone fractures
• Precise optical measurements
• Microrobots for medical applications