Medical Robotics Laboratory, Children's National Hospital
The Medical Robotics laboratory at Children's National develops novel biomedical devices and mobile applications to improve pediatric healthcare. Research areas include MRI-compatible robotics, rehabilitation robotics, and clinical device prototyping.
Notable achievements
MRI-compatible rehabilitation robotics, pediatric surgical applications, biomedical device development
Notable work
Recent publications
All papers →Matched by this lab's specialties (keyword overlap + direct affiliation)
Flexible Electronics and Devices as Human-Machine Interfaces for Medical Robotics
Wenzheng Heng, Samuel A. Solomon, Wei Gao
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2021
Tactile rolling fingertip-informed DLO shape modeling and manipulation method for bimanual cable routing
Yong Tao, He Gao, Fan Ren +6 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2027
Manipulating Tangible Virtual Object Dynamics to Promote Learning of Precision Force Generation
Alberto Garzás-Villar, Alba Riera-Cardona, Alexis Derumigny +3 more
2026
Mobile robotic walker enables precision moderately intense exercise and environmental exploration in a child with cerebral palsy GMFCS IV: assessment of use, user experience and quantitative impact in a home and hospital based setting.
Alazem H, Friesen AH, Dennison T +6 more
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 2026
Soft Robotic Exogloves for Dexterous Mobility -- Towards Personalized Rehabilitation
Paul Dela Cruz, Mostafa Mo. Massoud, Jacqueline Libby
2026
Progress and perspectives in soft robotics for surgery and rehabilitation.
Liu Y, He T, Yang Z +8 more
Journal of robotic surgery · 2026