The future of medical robotics is formulated at Óbuda University
The ISO
(International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International
Electrotechnical Committee) are the world’s most influential standardization bodies.
They initiated the TC 299 Robotics committee, which has 8 working groups
(3 of those joint). These working groups are now elaborating new robotic
standards during their meetings at Obuda University. The groups are responsible
for the majority of international robotics standards, and devoted to promote
the scientific and technological advancement of robotics through
standardization. Service robotics is the new big, emerging domain, which needs standardization
as well. Particular target areas include collaborative, nursing, rehabilitation
and surgery robotics. In the latter two fields, the experts are now finalizing
the standards documents.
Robots are already
applied to numerous fields, continuously expanding, and new markets and
applications are steadily growing, such as household robots and personal
assistants. Within these domains, the robots need to get along in a complex,
human-centered environment, therefore it has to possess a higher degree of
autonomy. Basic safety standards are badly needed to adopt to the advanced autonomous
systems. With the increasing usage of robots, the need for standardized
solutions has intensified. The process of standardization is a complicated one,
where international experts from the Academia, Industry and Government are working
together towards clear targets. These meetings also provide an excellent
opportunity to peek into the upcoming standardization environment of the
domain, and to network with the senior experts. Hungary has been an active
member in these working groups via the Hungarian Standards Institution (MSZT).
The ISO/IEC Standardization Meeting is hosted by the UniversityResearch, Innovation and Service Center (EKIK); wherein
the Antal Bejczy Center for Intelligent Robotics is
a leading research division of EKIK. There are almost 100 international experts
from 17 countries attending the Budapest event. Accredited delegates of their
national standardization bodies, accompanied by observers to the committees.
Following a great tradition, the last day of the program (28.07.2017) is aMedical Robotics Workshop in the main building of Óbuda University, where
invited experts deliver keynote talks regarding the current achievements and
upcoming research and development results in the domain. The workshop is open
to the public.
Beyond bearing the technical support of Óbuda
University, the event benefits from the generous support of the Austrian Center
for Medical Innovation Technology (ACMIT) and the Óbuda University Students’ Union (HÖK).
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