Inspired by the needs of surgeons – which have so far been inadequately met – the medical robotics team of the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT is developing assistance functions and systems, especially for ophthalmology. These systems improve perception and precision during challenging surgical maneuvers, provide greater comfort and control during every procedure, and improve safety and refractive outcomes for patients. A strong network of clinical and academic partners supports us in exploring this new era of surgery.
What areas are we contributing to?
- PIC-based sensors
- Optoelectronic distance sensor technology
- Spectroscopy solutions
- Cavity metrology
- Computer- and robot-assisted surgery
- Smart surgical tools
What technologies are we using and developing?
- Integrated photonics and electronics
- Optoelectronic signal processing
- 3D microprinting
Past and ongoing projects
- Frequency-based photonic sensors
- Multichannel spectroscopy
- Observational learning and reinforcement learning for generating robot trajectories
- Sensory concepts and algorithms for the geometrically accurate reconstruction of geometries in the front and back segments of the eye
- Machine learning for segmenting tissue
- New robot-assisted surgical techniques for reducing tissue stress and trauma