The ultrasound based navigation system consisting in the extraction of intraoperative 3D ultrasound bone surfaces from ultrasound images, obtained without incisions in both free‑hand and robotized setups is now implemented and fully functional. In this time period robustness tests and development of alternative segmentation procedures have been tackled, results are expected in the next months.

- Extensive tests are going on for the "2D ultrasound based bone tracking" and "global registration of intra-operative to pre-operative bone point clouds", both core modules of the system.

- The team is following the works of the ISO/IEC “Joint Work Group on Standard for Medical Robots” and also actively contributing to the development of an IEEE Standard for Ontologies for Robotics and Automation, namely in the Service Robot Field (Orthopedic Surgery).