9:00 am
Opening Remarks
(Ebu Avci, Eric Diller & Pietro Valdastri)
Mechanisms (Chair:Eric Diller)
9:10 am
Agostino Stili
(University College London, UK)
“Developing the SoftSCREEN System – A Soft Shape-shifting Capsule Robot for Endoscopy based on Eversion Navigation”
9:30 am
Mouna Ben Salem
(Université De Technologie De Compiègne, France)
“Miniature Robots for Treatment and Diagnosis of Pathologies in the Gastrointestinal Tract”
9:50 am
Yang Liu
(University of Exeter, UK)
“The Locomotion of a Vibrational Capsule for Lower GI Examinations”
10:10 am
Morning Tea
Systems (Chair: Ebu Avci)
10:40 am
(Massey University, New Zealand)
“The Low Invasive Methods Currently used to Optimise Cat and Dog Nutrition: How can Gut Robotic Capsule Technology Transform the Pet Food Industry”
11:00 am
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
“Ingestible Robotics in a few Movements”
11:20 am
Pietro Valdastri
(University of Leeds, UK)
“From Medical Capsule Robots to Magnetic Tentacles: A Fantastic Voyage”
11:40 am
Lunch Break
Sampling (Chair: Nikita Greenridge)
1:15 pm
1:20 pm
Ebu Avci
(Massey University, New Zealand)
“Gut microbiota and robotic capsules“
1:40 pm
Rahim Rahimi
(Purdue University, USA)
“Smart Ingestible Capsule for Spatial Sampling of Gastrointestinal Microbiome”
2:00 pm
Eric Diller
(University of Toronto, Canada)
“Magnetic Sampling Capsule for The Gut”
2:20 pm
Contributed Paper Highlights
3:00 pm
Afternoon Tea + Poster Session
Industry (Chair: Pietro Valdastri)
3:30 pm
(Endiatx, USA)
“Virtual Endoscopy in the Stomach using Swimming Robot Pills”
3:50 pm
(Ergami Endoscopy, USA)
“Low-Cost Robotic Colonoscope Insertion Solution to Improve Procedure Productivity, Reduce Patient Pain, and Reduce Endoscopy-Related Injuries in Physicians”
4:10 pm
Andrea Cherubini
(Cosmo Pharmaceuticals, Ireland)
“AI-Enhanced Diagnostic Colonoscopy: Lessons Learned from the First FDA-Approved Device for Real-Time Video Analysis”
Discussion (Chair: Pietro Valdastri)
4:30 pm
Panel Discussion
(Translation to clinics and commercialisation of smart capsules)
5:10 pm
Closing Remarks
(Ebu Avci, Eric Diller & Pietro Valdastri)
5:15 pm
Finish