Objectives: Haptics in teleoperated medical interventions enables measurement and
transfer of force information to the operator during robot-environment interaction. This paper …

While animals swim, crawl, walk, and fly with apparent ease, building robots capable of
robust locomotion remains a significant challenge. In this review, we draw attention to …

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is one of the most challenging techniques for robot
designers due to the limited size of access points, the high miniaturization level, and the …

We present the design and evaluation of a novel low-cost palpation probe for Robot assisted
Minimally Invasive Surgery (RMIS) for localizing subcutaneous blood vessels. It measures …

We present the design and implementation of a miniature tactile sensing array for ground
reaction force measurements in small legged robots. Dynamic ground pressure data from …

Instrument–tissue interaction forces in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) provide valuable
information that can be used to provide haptic perception, monitor tissue trauma, develop …

In this paper, we establish the underlying foundations of mechanisms that are composed of
cell structures---known as metamaterial mechanisms. Such metamaterial mechanisms were …

Spurred by advances in manufacturing technologies developed around layered
manufacturing technologies such as PC-MEMS, SCM, and printable robotics, we propose a …

Miniature soft sensors are crucial for the perception of soft robots. Although centimeter-scale
sensors have been well developed, very few works addressed millimeter-scale, three …

This paper introduces a manufacturing technique which enables the integration of soft
materials and soft fluidic micro-actuators in the Pop-up book MEMS paradigm. Such a …