@article{704642,
      recid = {704642},
      author = {Rodic, Aleksandar, and Pisla, Doina, and Bleuler, Hannes,},
      title = {New trends in medical and service robots : challenges and  solutions /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      note = {Title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 16, 2014).},
      abstract = {This volume describes new frontiers in medical and service  robotics in the light of recent developments in technology  to advance robot design and implementation. In particular,  the work looks at advances in design, development and  implementation of contemporary surgical, rehabilitation and  biorobots. Surgical robots allow surgeons greater access to  areas under operation using more precise and less invasive  methods. Rehabilitation robots facilitate and support the  lives of the infirm, elderly people, or those with  dysfunction of body parts affecting movement. These robots  are also used for rehabilitation and related procedures,  such as training and therapy. Biorobots are designed to  imitate the cognition of humans and animals. The need to  substitute humans working on delicate, tiresome and  monotonous tasks, or working with potentially  health-damaging toxic materials, requires intelligent,  high-performance service robots with the ability to  cooperate, advanced communication and sophisticated  perception and cognitive capabilities. Progress in this  field is fast and results need to be disseminated to  stimulate both practical applications and further research.  Thus, these papers are a valuable addition to existing  literature.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/704642},
}