Robots are becoming increasingly relevant to neurosurgeons, extending a neurosurgeon's
physical capabilities, improving navigation within the surgical landscape when combined …

This chapter addresses the use of haptics in robots for soft-tissue surgery, aiming to bring a
cohesive consideration of the clinical context, underlying technologies, and state-of-the-art …

Robotic surgery is transforming the current surgical practice, not only by improving the
conventional surgical methods but also by introducing innovative robot-enhanced …

The chronicle of surgical robots is short but remarkable. Within 20 years since the regulatory
approval of the first surgical robot, more than 3,000 units were installed worldwide, and more …

Most surgeons are skeptical as to the feasibility of autonomous actions in surgery.
Interestingly, many examples of autonomous actions already exist and have been around for …

The developments of medical practices and medical technologies have always progressed
concurrently. The relatively recent developments in endoscopic technologies have allowed …

In the current practice of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and therapy, a surgeon is faced
with problems such as a lack of dexterity because of restricted port access to the surgical …

This article presents an overview of the current state of research and application of haptic
(primarily kinesthetic) feedback and force-based teleoperation in the context of surgical …

Neurosurgery is one of the most demanding surgical specialties in terms of precision
requirements and surgical field limitations. Recent advancements in robotic technology have …

The present invention pertains to the field of medicine. More specifically, the invention
comprises a new user inter face for controlling one or more Surgical robots. 2. Description of …