About Us

Location:

The Biomechatronics, Robotics & Automated Systems lab belongs to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and is an affiliate of MIME (Monash Institute of Medical Engineering). It is located at 298,New Horizons Building, Monash University, Clayton Campus.

Background:

Biomechatronics is an interdisciplinary area that encompasses bio-medical devices based upon principles of electromechanical systems, physiological mechatronics, robotics, control engineering, bio-mechanics, human factors, man-machine interaction, rehabilitation medicine and others. Also, techniques and modalities used for detection, acquisition and processing of signals from human patients, mechanics of tissue types, therapeutic and prosthetic devices prevalent in modern biomedical systems are involved.

Advanced manipulation by the use of robotic technology and computational tools can be used in pre-planning, registration, and navigation of surgical devices utilizing the pre-operative and intra-operative imaging data. Thanks to the availability of non-invasive imaging techniques, such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI, positron emitted tomography (PET) ultrasonography etc., which can provide digitized images for precise location and function of diseased areas. Computer integration and robotic techniques provide several benefits such as higher accuracy, precision and repeatability in positioning surgical tools and maneuvering controlled trajectories.

We are investigating into: medical devices and dedicated robotic systems applicable to detection and treatment of several diseases affecting different parts of human body. These devices include portable/hand-held diagnostic and therapeutic products - as embedded systems comprising imaging, pre-and post-operative planning platforms and customized robotic configurations to assist surgical interventions. Our research is translational in nature with international patents granted/pending for most of the systems.

Please visit our Research page for more information.

Those who are interested to work with us, either as graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, industrial partners or any other relevant capacity, are welcome to express your interest to:

Email: sunita.chauhan@monash.edu.