New Trends in Medical and Service Robots

Preface.- Design of a Needle Insertion Module for Robotic Assisted Transperineal Prostate Biopsy, by C. Vaida, I. Birlescu, N. Plitea, N. Crisan, D. Pisla.- Motion analysis of the left ventricle of a human heart for realization in a cardiovascular mock-loop, by S. Kurtenbach, F. Wieja, I. Müller, M. Neidlin, S. J. Sonntag, A. Goetzenich, N. Hatam, P. Bruns, F. Chuembou Pekam, M. de la Fuente Klein, K. Radermacher, C. Hopmann, R. Autschbach, U. Steinseifer, M. Hüsing, B. Corves.- Improved Design of a Gait Rehabilitation Robot, by C. J. Stolle, C. A. Nelson, J. M. Burnfield, and T. W. Buster.- The Role of Technology in the Implementation and Learning of Minimally-Invasive Surgery, by N. Crisan, I. Andras and I. Coman.- Bio-Kinematic Design of Individualized Lift-Assist Devices, by Samuel M. F. Reimer, Kassim Abdul-Sater and Tim C. Lueth.-  Organising bodyformation of modular autonomous robots using Virtual Embryogenesis, by Markus Dauschan, Ronald Thenius, Karl Crailsheimand Thomas Schmickl.-  Sensor and Control Concept for a Wearable Robot for Manual Load Handling Assistance, by Patrick Stelzer, Bernward Otten, Werner Kraus and Andreas Pott.-  Unilateral Teleoperation Design for a Robotic Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery System, by M. I. C. Dede, O. W. Maaroof, G. Ates, M. Ber ker, I. Isikay and S. Hanalioglu.- Kinematic and dynamic modeling of a multifunctional rehabilitation robot UHP, by Aitziber Mancisidor, Asier Zubizarreta, Itziar Cabanes, Pablo Bengoa and Je Hyung Jung.-  Minimally Actuated Four-Bar Linkages for Upper Limb Rehabilitation, by E. Xydas, A. Mueller and L. S. Louca.-  Inter-individual Differences in Conscious and Unconscious Processes During Robot-Child Interaction, by I. Giannopulu and T. Watanabe.- Surgical robotics - past, present and future, by F. Graur, E. Radu, N. Al Hajjar, C. Vaida and D. Pisla.- Robotic System Navigation Developed for Hip Resurfa- cing Prosthesis Surgery, by Pedro M. B. Torres , Pau- lo J.S. Gonçalves