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The Biorobotics Institute
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Advanced education, frontier research and innovation: this is The BioRobotics Institute of Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, founded in 2011. With time the Institute has built a wealth of knowledge and expertise in several fields of biorobotics and bionics, such as medical robotics, wearable technologies, collaborative robotics, bioinspired robotics, neuroscience robotics, rehabilitation robotics and implantable technologies.
The Institute promotes the internationalization of didactics and scientific research through collaboration with the most prestigious international knowledge centers. The Institute aims to educate engineers that are scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs and problem solvers.
Our mission is based on three pillars:
- Education: MSc in Bionics Engineering and PhD program in BioRobotics;
- Research: scientific publications, national and international research projects, joint labs;
- Innovation: start-up companies, patents and industrial contracts.
The BioRobotics Institute has also activated an Educational Robotics program with schools in Tuscany, Italy. The program aims at bringing technology and robotics in schools and using them as a new instrument for teaching scientific and technical subjects.
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The paper has been published in Patterns. The protocol has been tested on artificial neural networks known to simulate the physiology of the entire visual system, from the eye to the visual cortex. The stimulation protocol will be tested in clinical trials with partners in Rome
A study coordinated by The BioRobotics Institute of Sant’Anna School, published in Scientific Reports, analyzed the residual limb volume fluctuations in transfemoral amputees at different times of the day through the use of a 3D scanner. "The study will be fundamental to design a smart prosthetic socket able to adapt to residual limb volume fluctuations", says Linda Paternò, first author of the paper and post-doc of The BioRobotics Institute of Sant’Anna School
Robotics and climate change are the main topics of the workshop "Integrating Robotics and Ecology to Preserve Ecosystems" organized by Cesare Stefanini and Donato Romano (The BioRobotics Institute) as part of All4Climate - Italy 2021 promoted by the Ministry of Ecological Transition and coordinated by prof. Roberto Buizza. What is the role of robotics in the fight against climate change? And how do recent advances in bioengineering and biorobotics help to safeguard the most fragile ecosystems and propose a new development model in line with the principles of sustainability?
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