Projekti eesmärk on arendada turvalisi meetodeid robotite rakendamiseks kirurgias ning demonstreerida et vastavalt turvanõuetele läbiviidud kirurgilised protseduurid parandavad patsiendi turvalisust võrreldes käesoleval hetkel kasutavate traditsiooniliste autmatiseerimata meetoditega.
The SAFROS project is a Seventh Framework Programme research project (FP7-ICT-2009.5.2). Its goal is to address the development of technologies for patient safety in robotic surgery. Its aims are to define patient safety metrics for surgical procedures; to develop methods that abide by safety requirements; and to demonstrate that a properly controlled robotic suergery carried out in accordance to our safety criteria can improve the level of patient safety currently achievable by traditional surgery.