In minimally invasive endovascular procedures, surgeons rely on catheters with low
dexterity and high aspect ratios to reach an anatomical target. However, the environment …

Soft robots typically involve manual assembly of core hardware components like actuators,
sensors, and controllers. This increases fabrication time and reduces consistency, especially …

The choice of actuators dictates how an implantable biomedical device moves. Specifically,
the concept of implantable robots consists of the three pillars: actuators, sensors, and …

Lung cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancers and is often diagnosed by performing
biopsies with the use of a bronchoscope. However, this diagnostic procedure is limited in …

A hybrid manufacturing paradigm is introduced that combines pop‐up book
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing with soft‐lithographic techniques to …

Flexible robots have been widely used in minimally-invasive surgery because of their
dexterity and accuracy. However, the torsion of end-effector under bending state usually …

Flexible endoscopes are still the gold standard in most natural orifice translumenal
endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedures; however their flexibility (necessary for navigating …

The compliant micro-gripper driven by piezo actuator has emerged as a representative end-
effector in micro-manipulations. To achieve high performance gripping of tiny and fragile …

Folding and assembling of two-dimensional laminated materials have greatly facilitated
robot fabrication by creating robots with lightweight body frames, articulated joints, and …

Optimizing mechanical adhesion to specific human tissue types is a field of research that
has gained increasing attention over the past two decades due to its utility for diagnostics …