Highly dexterous 2-module soft robot for intra-organ navigation in minimally invasive surgery

Feedback Control of Soft Robot Actuators via Commercial Flex Bend Sensors

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Soft robotic sleeve supports heart function

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A novel linear elastic actuator for minimally invasive surgery: development of a surgical gripper

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Total mesorectal excision using a soft and flexible robotic arm: a feasibility study in cadaver models

(2016) Alberto Arezzo et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Design, fabrication and control of soft robots

(2015) Daniela Rus et al.   NATURE

Macrobend optical sensing for pose measurement in soft robot arms

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Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Today's Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach

(2014) Matteo Cianchetti et al.   Soft Robotics

Debulking From Within: A Robotic Steerable Cannula for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation

(2013) Jessica Burgner et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

A Telerobotic System for Transnasal Surgery

(2013) Jessica Burgner et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

An anthropomorphic design for a minimally invasive surgical system based on a survey of surgical technologies, techniques and training

(2013) Antonia Tzemanaki et al.   International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Kinematic design considerations for minimally invasive surgical robots: an overview

(2012) Chin-Hsing Kuo et al.   International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

FLEXIBLE ROBOTICS

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Design and Kinematic Modeling of Constant Curvature Continuum Robots: A Review

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Design and Integration of a Telerobotic System for Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Throat

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