Media Advisory | Nov. 6, 2009

UBC engineering students unveil surgical robot; Mondo Spider makes trek to open house

Event:      UBC Engineering Open House

Date/ Time: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Location:   Fred Kaiser Building Atrium

2332 Main Mall, UBC Vancouver

For map, visit: www.maps.ubc.ca?313

Meet a robot that’s capable of ultra-precise surgical movements or get up close and personal with a massive robotic arachnid at the UBC Engineering Open House this Saturday, Nov. 7.

The projects on display, from Rosie the Robot to the massive Mondo Spider, will show how engineers are creating novel solutions to some of today’s most challenging problems.

New this year is the Surgical Robot, a hand-controlled scalpel that allows surgeons to minimize tissue removal during orthopaedic surgery and protects sensitive areas during surgery.

Media are invited to cover the demonstrations during Open House. Please contact Wendy Barthel at 604.827.4762 wendy.barthel@ubc.ca for details and demo times. (Please call 604.218.3584 on event day).

For more information and a list of scheduled events, visit www.engineering.ubc.ca/openhouse

Related topics:

Share This

Contact

Wendy Barthel
UBC Faculty of Applied Science
Tel: 604.827.4762
Email: wendy.barthel@ubc.ca

a place of mind, The University of British Columbia

UBC Public Affairs
310 - 6251 Cecil Green Park Road
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z1
Tel: 604.822.3131
Fax: 604.822.2684
E-mail: public.affairs@ubc.ca

Emergency Procedures | Accessibility | Contact UBC | © Copyright The University of British Columbia