Most of the surgical robots in use today are based on the leader-follower principle, one robot (leader) driving the other (follower). This project will investigate the design, modelling and control of a new leader-follower robotic system to be used for laparoscopic surgery and elderly care. The existing laparoscopic robotic surgical technology is bulky and expensive and is therefore limited to only a few hospitals across the world. The aim of this project is to design a new light-weight, inexpensive and highly portable laparoscopic surgical system. Novel control methodologies will also be developed for the system. The research will be carried out in collaboration with the National Centre for Bowel Research & Surgical Innovations (NCBRSI), Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London.