This volume describes new frontiers in medical and service robotics in the light of recent
developments in technology to advance robot design and implementation. In particular the work
looks at advances in design development and implementation of contemporary surgical
rehabilitation and biorobots. Surgical robots allow surgeons greater access to areas under
operation using more precise and less invasive methods. Rehabilitation robots facilitate and
support the lives of the infirm elderly people or those with dysfunction of body parts
affecting movement. These robots are also used for rehabilitation and related procedures such
as training and therapy. Biorobots are designed to imitate the cognition of humans and animals.
The need to substitute humans working on delicate tiresome and monotonous tasks or working
with potentially health-damaging toxic materials requires intelligent high-performance
service robots with the ability to cooperate advanced communication and sophisticated
perception and cognitive capabilities. Progress in this field is fast and results need to be
disseminated to stimulate both practical applications and further research. Thus these papers
are a valuable addition to existing literature.
