Arvin Tharumalingam, a third year Robotics Engineering student and second year Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence student, Hashir Hamid, presented their posters at the Hamlyn Medical Robotics Symposium, recently held at Imperial College London (24 to 27th June 2025).

The poster showcased their undergraduate research activities conducted under the direct supervision of Dr Abu Dawood in Prof Kasper Althoefer’s group. Their work focuses on developing a soft, stiffness-controllable, vision-based force-sensing probe to advance minimally invasive surgery. The sensor enhances surgical robots’ ability to interact with tissues, improving precision and safety while reducing invasiveness during operations.

Both students are members of Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research (QMCUR). QMCUR congratulates the students on this achievement, thanks the hosting group for their guidance, and looks forward to future developments in this research.