Three New Projects from the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Three new projects are being carried out at the BAU Robotics Laboratory, established through the collaboration of Bahçeşehir University and Stanford University.

 

Project Title: Design and Development of Force-Feedback Robotic Forceps for Minimally Invasive Surgery

 

The biggest disadvantage of today's robotic surgical systems compared to conventional laparoscopic surgery is that surgeons cannot feel the surfaces the instruments touch, and the forces applied to the instruments are not transmitted to the surgeon. Without the sense of touch, one of their most important senses, surgeons using robotic surgical systems cannot operate effectively. Carried out in collaboration with Marmara University, the aim of this project is to develop a prototype of a minimally invasive robotic surgical system that restores the sense of touch to the surgeon and enables surgeons to operate more easily, more quickly, more precisely and with minimal harm to the patient's body.

 

 

Project Title: Development of Autonomous Carriers and the Necessary Human-Machine and Machine-Machine Interfaces for Smart Factories

 

In recent years, critical technological barriers have been overcome, particularly in the realization of autonomous road vehicles. The main aim of this project is to develop next-generation ATVs by applying these technological advances to fully autonomous ATVs operating in factory environments. Led by Assist. Prof. Dr. Yongki Yoon of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, the project aims to develop autonomous transport vehicles (ATVs) for use in the factories of the future, along with the human-machine and machine-machine interfaces and communication platforms needed for them to operate fully integrated into the entire in-factory system.

 

 

Project Title: Development and Design of an Unmanned Robotic Squid for Underwater Manipulation

 

Managed and led by Assist. Prof. Dr. Berke Gür of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, the project aims to develop a next-generation underwater robot that will make it possible to intervene underwater with a dexterity that existing unmanned underwater vehicles cannot provide. The platform is expected to use biomimetic (nature-inspired) designs, new materials, propulsion methods and communication technologies.