– This paper presents two actuation compensation methods for a snake-like robot implementing multi flexible backbones and actuation redundancy. This snake-like robot is designed ...
Tool-type haptic interfaces such as scissors are used to present force feeling for surgical training in virtual reality environment. Presentation of force feelings of plural tools...
To accommodate frequent emergencies, interruptions, and delays, hospital staff continually make and coordinate changes to the surgery schedule. The technical and social aspects of...
Peter Scupelli, Yan Xiao, Susan R. Fussell, Sara B...
The implementation of telemanipulator systems for cardiac surgery enabled heart surgeons to perform delicate minimally invasive procedures with high precision under stereoscopic v...
Hermann Georg Mayer, Istvan Nagy, Alois Knoll, Eva...
This paper introduces the Laparobot, a tele-operated surgical robot designed specifically for training surgeons in advanced laparoscopic techniques. The Laparobot allows a student...
Brian F. Allen, Brett Jordan, William Pannell, Cat...