COVID-19 has already taken on a pandemic of epic proportions. In April 2020, a team of researchers from the United States, Nigeria, and Japan was formed to develop a teleoperated ultrasound scanning robot to make Lung Ultrasound (LUS) accessible in a resource-limited environment for COVID-19 diagnosis with a minimized risk of transmission between patients and healthcare workers. The developed robotic LUS platform comprises a passive-scan end-effector which connects the ultrasound probe adaptively to the chest, and the gantry-style positioning unit, which enables a whole scan of the LUS area.
I decided to pursue my career as a researcher because I believe this is the best occupation to discover something that nobody could do before. The mission of medical imaging and robotics research is to create new innovative technologies to save patients’ lives and tackle unmet clinical needs. We want to see diseases that have been invisible and cure cancers that have been difficult to treat. We are working as a team to bring together distinct expertise and skillsets to accomplish the common goal. Learn more.
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