Papers
6
Total Citations
102
H-Index
4
About
Peter Gibbons is a researcher whose work bridges the critical intersection of robotics, medical imaging, and minimally invasive surgery. His primary research areas include image-guided robotic surgery, computer-assisted orthopedic interventions, and humanoid robotics. Gibbons’ most significant contribution is the development of the RAFS (Robot-Assisted Fracture Surgery) system, a computer-assisted robotic platform designed for the percutaneous reduction of complex joint fractures. This work directly addresses the limitations of traditional open surgery by aiming to reduce soft tissue damage, hospitalization time, and rehabilitation periods. His 2017 paper on the RAFS system, which details an intra-operative fiducial-based CT/fluoroscope image registration framework for real-time 3D guidance, has garnered 27 citations, while his foundational paper on the system’s design for percutaneous reduction has earned 53 citations. Beyond surgical robotics, Gibbons has contributed to the field of personal robotics with work on visual identification of grasp locations on clothing, and he co-developed the BunnyBot, a humanoid platform designed for both research and teaching. This diverse portfolio showcases a career dedicated to translating complex robotic systems from the lab into practical, life-improving clinical applications.
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- 3Visual Identification of Grasp Locations on Clothing for a Personal Robot10 citations · 2010
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- 5BunnyBot: Humanoid Platform for Research and Teaching3 citations · 2009
- 6Vision Processing on the Bunny Robot Humanoid Robot3 citations · 2009