Medical Robotics for Contagious Diseases Challenge 2020
The UK-RAS Network is pleased to announce a new Medical Robotics Challenge for Contagious Diseases.
The outbreak of novel coronavirus has sparked a global health crisis and the robotics research and innovation communities form an integral part of our response. Now more than ever, it is evident that robotics has a key role to play. Across the world, robots and drones are being repurposed and deployed as part of the COVID-19 response.
The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique opportunity to galvanize medical robot technologies, as they play an increasingly major role in combating contagious diseases. This new international challenge is aimed at entries that could offer solutions as part of a multi-faceted response to this and future global pandemics.
Call for Entries
- Given the current crisis we are running this international challenge online.
- All applicants are asked to send a 2-minute video demo of their entry. This is to be submitted via the online form on our website.
Key Deadlines
- Submission of video entries: 30th September
- Review and acceptance: 14th October
- Final Video, Presentation & two-page Paper: 28th October
- Online Presentation and Interview: 6th November
We are aware that some of you may not have access to your laboratories, so we are happy to be flexible.