Background Excessive tool-tissue interaction forces often result in tissue damage and
intraoperative complications, while insufficient forces prevent the completion of the task. This …

During traditional surgery, the surgeons' hands are in direct contact with organs, and
surgeons rely on the sense of touch to perform surgery. In teleoperated robotic systems, all …

The diffusion of minimally invasive surgery has thrived in recent years, providing substantial
benefits over traditional techniques for a number of surgical interventions. This rapid growth …

Robot-assisted surgery is a multidisciplinary research field, which includes many subjects
(eg, medicine and surgery, engineering, mechanics, electronics, computer science, physics …

Objectives Accurate reconstruction and visualisation of soft tissue deformation in real time is
crucial in image-guided surgery, particularly in augmented reality (AR) applications. Current …

Robot-assisted microsurgery (RAMS) has many benefits compared to traditional
microsurgery. Microsurgical platforms with advanced control strategies, high-quality micro …

Augmented reality (AR) is transforming how we work, learn, play and connect with the world,
and is now being introduced to the field of medicine, where it is revolutionising healthcare as …

The assessment of surgical technical skills to be acquired by novice surgeons has been
traditionally done by an expert surgeon and is therefore of a subjective nature. Nevertheless …

Importance The application of optimal forces between surgical instruments and tissue is
fundamental to surgical performance and learning. To date, this force has not been …

This paper presents a disposable fiber Bragg grating (FBG) based tridirectional force/torque
sensor mountable at the end of the tip of the aspiration instruments for detecting instrument …