OVERVIEW
The Autonomous Laparoscopic Surgical Robot is a dual-arm robotic platform built on two Kinova Gen2 arms with a custom-designed support structure, developed to bring intelligent autonomy to minimally invasive surgery.
Engineered entirely in-house, the system's core strength lies in its advanced software stack, enabling autonomous suturing, precision cutting, real-time obstacle avoidance, and multimodal measurement, all under surgeon supervision.
RESULTS
98% collision-free operation rate. The real-time obstacle avoidance system successfully identifies and avoids the robot's own arms, organs, and restricted anatomical zones, preventing surgical errors before they happen.
Up to 75% reduction in fatigue-related risk. By delegating repetitive and high-precision motions to the autonomous system, surgeon fatigue is significantly reduced during long procedures, directly improving patient safety outcomes.
<0.5 mm trocar port displacement. The constraint compliance layer limits unintended lateral forces at the trocar entry point to under 0.5 mm, protecting the patient from accidental tissue tearing during both manual and autonomous movements.
±2 mm measurement accuracy. The multimodal in-situ measurement system delivers real-time distance and dimension readings directly from the laparoscopic camera feed, giving surgeons precise spatial awareness without additional tooling.
WHY IT MATTERS?
Surgical errors and prolonged procedure times remain two of the biggest challenges in minimally invasive surgery. This system directly addresses both by bringing intelligent autonomy into the operating room while keeping the surgeon firmly in control.
For more information, you can read about this project in the Official Journal of Medicine of Cantabria: IDIVAL and Hospital Virtual Valdecilla drive a prototype for autonomous robotic surgery.
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