CTEC and UWA play vital role in advancing the world's first laser-bone-shaping surgical robot for joint replacement

The CTEC team congratulates long-term clinical partner ArthroLase on being awarded $2.9 million in funding through the Australian government’s highly competitive Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) program, recently announced as part of a $66 million national investment in innovation.

UWA is playing a vital role in support for the project through clinical training and evaluation at CTEC’s world class facilities. UWA will also contribute to computer vision, AI, statistical shape modelling, biomechanical validation and AI-driven quality assurance.  $0.5million of the project will be allocated to the University. 

This successful project will advance HAiLO™, the world’s first laser-bone-shaping surgical robot for joint replacement. 

ArthroLase Managing Director/CEO Associate Professor Brett Robertson said the Building Sovereign Capability in AI-Drive Autonomous Surgical Robotics project would accelerate HAiLO™ - an AI driven robotic surgical laser platform – to TRL-7 and first-in-human readiness.

“Together with our world-leading research and clinical partners including UWA/CTEC, Fusetec and IMRA Surgical, this program will advance technologies designed to deliver faster procedures, better patient outcomes and smarter health care economics,” said Associate Professor Brett Robertson. 

UWA contributors include CTEC Director and Head of the Division of Surgery Professor Jeffrey Hamdorf, Head of the School of Physics, Mathematics and Computing Associate Professor Mark Reynolds and Associate Professor Du Huynh of the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering.

CRC-P grants are among the nation’s most competitive innovation programs, supporting collaborations that translate breakthrough research into real world impact.

For further information contact: 

ArthroLase Managing Director/CEO Associate Professor Brett Robertson
info@arthrolase.com