Recent technological advances in surgery have resulted in the development of a range of
new techniques that have reduced patient trauma, shortened hospitalization, and improved …

Within only a few decades from its initial introduction, the field of surgical robotics has
evolved into a dynamic and rapidly growing research area with increasing clinical uptake …

Connectivity and interoperability are vital design characteristics of any Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure. Today, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies …

Keyhole surgery requires highly dexterous snake-like robotic arms capable of bending
around anatomical obstacles to access clinical targets that diverge from the direct port-of …

为实现外科手术的微创化, 精确化, 智能化, 远程化, 将机器人技术与微创外科手术相结合,
在综述国内外微创外科手术机器人研究现状的基础上, 重点论述和分析从操作手设计 …

This paper presents a continuum manipulator inspired by the anatomical characteristics of
the elephant trunk. Specifically, the manipulator mimics the conoid profile of the elephant …

Parallel continuum robots consist of a parallel arrangement of flexible legs and are
dexterous, compliant, and easily miniaturized for minimally invasive surgery. By design …

Design of continuum robots, ie robots with continuous backbones, has been an active area
of research in robotics for minimally invasive surgery, search and rescue, object …

Telerobotic systems combined with miniaturised snake-like or elephant-trunk robotic arms
can improve the ergonomics and accessibility in minimally invasive surgical tasks such as …

Purpose The current state-of-the-art surgical robotic systems use only a single endoscope to
view the surgical field. Research has been conducted to introduce additional cameras to the …