Welcome to the Cognitive Medical Technology Laboratory at WPI! Our research is in the application of robotics and machine intelligence to enhance all aspects of medicine, with a special focus on interventional medicine.

Our laboratory is part of PracticePoint, a research center for Medical Cyber-Physical Systems located in the WPI Gateway Campus.

Dr. Fichera received the NSF CAREER award! Over the next five years, our lab will look into energy-based tool-tissue interactions to help build the next generation of surgical robots.

Posted 05 May 2023 by Loris

Our paper entitled Benefits of Side-Firing Optical Fibers in Endoscopic Laser Treatment of the Larynx was featured on the cover page of the May 2023 issue of the Laryngoscope!

Posted 12 Apr 2023 by Loris

Our paper entitled Benefits of Side-Firing Optical Fibers in Endoscopic Laser Treatment of the Larynx was accepted for publication in The Laryngoscope, one of the most prestigious journals in the field of Otolaryngology!

Posted 28 Sep 2022 by Loris

Our paper entitled When the End Effector is a Laser: a Review of Robotics in Laser Surgery was accepted for publication in Advanced Intelligent Systems! This manuscript is a collaboration between our lab and Prof. Sheila Russo’s group at Boston University.

Posted 26 Jul 2022 by Loris