Medical Robotics and Surgical Technology (Special Thematic Session 3) For up-to-date information about this session and everything else happening at CBEB 2014 visit the website www.cbeb.org.br. Moderator Prof. Dr. Teodiano Freire Bastos Email: [email protected] CV Lattes link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3761585497791105 Date and time Date: 15 October 2014 (Wednesday) Time: 8:00 to 10:00 Speaker(s) Teodiano Freire Bastos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, http://lattes.cnpq.br/3761585497791105 Sridhar Krishnan, Ryerson University, http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~krishnan Antonio Padilha Lanari Bo, Universidade de Brasília, http://lattes.cnpq.br/6959718976106778 Glauco Caurin, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos - USP, http://lattes.cnpq.br/4944670560700547 Description This thematic session aims to bring together researchers to a discussion on the latest advances in assistive technology, biomedical and medical robotics, instrumentation and control for biomedical engineering, rehabilitation, and robots and surgical support systems. Area definition and topics of interest covered by this session Assistive Technology; Biomedical and Medical Robotics; Instrumentation and Control; Rehabilitation; Robots and Surgical Support Systems. Relevance to the participants of the event It will be presented experimental results of new techniques in this area of research, with an emphasis on assistive technologies (artificial hand prostheses and orthoses of upper and lower limb), rehabilitation support equipment (walkers, robotic exoskeleton and robotic wheelchair), biomedical and medical instrumentation and equipment, and surgical robots. For papers submission in the area of this session and others visit the CBEB website http://cbeb.org.br/CBEB2014/index.php/pt/submissoes