New Trends in Medical and Service Robots

1. Haptics in Robotics, Man–Machine Interface and Neuroscience
H. Bleuler, M. Bouri

2. Smart Units to Support Competitive Design of Control Systems in Surgical Robotics
S. Brad, M. Murar

3. Problems and Experiences on Cable-Based Service Robots for Physiotherapy Applications
Marco Ceccarelli

4. Resistive Torques in Rehabilitation Engineering Equipment
B. Chetran, S. Jişa, D. Mândru

5. New Trends in Service Robotics
V. Ciupe, I. Maniu

6. Automated Book Manipulator in Libraries
A. Comsa, I. Maniu, N. Modler, E.-C. Lovasz, V. Ciupe

7. Robot-Assisted Surgery in Urology
N. Crisan, I. Coman

8. Automated Manipulation in Medical and Biotechnological Lab Applications
F. Dietrich, P. Blumenthal, A. Raatz

9. From Educational Robotics Towards Social Robots
I. Doroftei, F. Adascalitei

10. Scanning System Integrated Within Biometric Measurements
E.-C. Lovasz, C. M. Gruescu, A. Garaiman, I. Carabas, R. Bodea

11. FPGA-Based Haptic Teleoperation
Aleš Hace, M. Franc

12. An Integrated Approach for Intelligent Path Planning and Control of Mobile Robot in Structured Environment
Duško Katić, Aleksandar Ćosić, Marko Šušić, Stevica Graovac

13. On Medical and Service Robots with Compliant Dynamic Control
A. Pisla

14. Structural Analysis and Synthesis of Parallel Robots for Brachytherapy
C. Vaida, N. Plitea, B. Gherman, A. Szilaghyi, B. Galdau, D. Cocorean, F. Covaciu, D. Pisla

15. Development of Modular Compliant Anthropomorphic Robot Hand
A. Rodić, B. Miloradović, S. Popić, S. Spasojević, B. Karan

16. Comparison of Human and Artificial Finger Movements
Daniela Tarnita, C. Berceanu

Keywords: Engineering, Robotics and Automation, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering