Title: Opportunities and Challenges for Medical Robotics in the Age of AI
题目：智能时代医疗机器人面临的机遇和挑战
Abstract: Recently, faced with the growing challenge of population aging as well as the complex issues in disease diagnosis and treatment, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics has introduced innovative technological solutions for medical applications. The integration of "AI + healthcare" and "robotics + healthcare" is emerging as a new growth driver in the medical technology sector. Medical robotics and AI technologies are increasingly becoming part of our healthcare ecosystem, demonstrating vast potential for future development.
While AI has accelerated progress in robotics, robotics, in turn, extends the practical capabilities of AI. However, the application of medical robotics and AI still faces multiple challenges. For instance, achieving efficient, reliable, and safe AI-enabled interaction and control remains a critical hurdle in further advancement.
This presentation will explore cutting-edge topics, including multimodal biosignal acquisition and processing, human-robot interaction in medical settings, and clinical applications. Additionally, it will highlight recent technological breakthroughs and provide insights into future directions in the field.
摘要：我们面临日益严重的人口老龄化问题，并且还面临复杂疾病的诊断与治疗等挑战难题，近年来，人工智能和机器人技术快速发展，为疾病的诊断与治疗提供了新的技术手段，“AI+医疗”、“机器人+医疗”正在成为医疗技术行业新的增长点，医疗机器人和人工智能技术正在加快进入我们的健康生活，发展空间巨大。人工智能促进了机器人技术的发展，机器人也延申了人工智能的硬能力。但医疗机器人和人工智能技术的应用也面临诸多挑战，例如，高效、可靠、安全的人工智能交互与控制是阻碍其发展的一个重要挑战。本报告将结合多模态生物信号的获取、处理以及机器人的人机交互等热点问题和临床应用，阐述相关领域的技术进展，及对未来发展的思考与展望。
Bio: Zengguang Hou is a professor at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and IEEE/CAA Fellow. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and was selected for the National Ten Thousand Talents Program. He serves as Vice President of the Chinese Association of Automation (CAA), Director of the CCF Technical Committee on Intelligent Robotics, and Deputy Director of the Intelligent Rehabilitation Committee of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. Additionally, he holds the position of Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Neural Network Society (APNNS) and serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals, including IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, Neural Networks, and IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. Prof. Hou has been honored with numerous awards, including the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award, the First Prize of the Beijing Natural Science Award, and the Yang Jiachi Science and Technology Award. Internationally, he received the Dennis Gabor Award from the International Neural Network Society (INNS), recognizing his outstanding contributions to the field.
简介：侯增广，中国科学院自动化研究所研究员，博士生导师，国家杰出青年基金获得者、万人计划入选者、IEEE/CAA Fellow。担任中国自动化学会副理事长、CCF智能机器人专业委员会主任、中国康复医学会智能康复专业委员会副主任等，是亚太神经网络学会(APNNS)副理事长，还担任《IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics》、《Neural Networks》、《IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems》等期刊编委。获国家自然科学二等奖、北京市自然科学一等奖、杨家墀科技奖等，还获得国际神经网络学会(INNS)丹尼斯·甘伯奖等。