This paper focuses on the recent development of soft pneumatic actuators for soft robotics
over the past few years, concentrating on the following four categories: control systems …

This paper introduces a novel technique for fabricating functional robots using 3D printers.
Simultaneously depositing photopolymers and a non-curing liquid allows complex, pre-filled …

This paper reports the design, modeling, and control of an MR-compatible actuation unit
comprising pneumatic stepper mechanisms. One helix-shaped bellows and one toroid …

In this paper, we show that magnetic resonance (MR) safe pneumatic stepper motors can be
constructed using rapid prototyping techniques such as 3-D printing and laser-cutting. The …

MRI-conditional robotic platforms have proved to be an effective approach for image-guided
interventions. In this study, a computer-assisted, pneumatically actuated robot is designed …

Surgical robots have been used for many years in the field of medical sciences and
engineering. With sophisticated technology governing the world in recent years, surgical …

Magnetic resonance (MR)-guided interventional robots have recently been developed for a
variety of surgeries, such as biopsy, ablation, and brachytherapy. The actuators and …

Stormram 3 is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-compatible robotic system that can
perform MR-guided breast biopsies of suspicious lesions. The base of the robot measures …

The continuum deformation and nonlinear mechanical behaviors of soft materials make it
challenging to develop an accurate and computationally efficient dynamic model for soft …

Soft robots are generally developed by taking inspiration from the biological creatures. Soft
robots are more advantageous than the conventional rigid robots in terms of safer man …