Английская Википедия:Brian Davies (engineer)

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Шаблон:Use dmy datesШаблон:Infobox person Brian Davies is a British emeritus professor of medical robotics at Imperial College London. He developed Probot, the first robotic device to operate upon a human being. Later, he developed the haptic based robotic assistant known as 'Acrobot', the first haptic based robot to be used in orthopaedic surgery. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Career

Brian Davies began his career at Imperial College London in 1983.[1] He completed his doctorate in medical robotics.[1]

In 1987, working with urologist, John Wickham, Davies developed Probot, a robot for prostate surgery and in 1991 it was the first robotic device to operate upon a human being.[2][3][4] By 1999, with orthopaedic surgeon Justin Cobb, he developed the robotic assistant known as 'Acrobot', the first haptic based robot to be used in orthopaedic surgery.[5][6] In 1999 he co-founded the spinout ‘Acrobot’, which was later acquired by Stanmore Implants.[1] In 2001 he was awarded a DSc.[1]

He later developed the robot Sculptor, to assist surgeons in replacing knee joints.[7][8]

Awards

In 2015, for his work into robots, he was awarded the life-time achievement award by the International Society of Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA).[1]

Selected publications

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