Any device which senses information such as shape, texture, softness, temperature,
vibration or shear and normal forces, by physical contact or touch, can be termed a tactile …

As opposed to open surgery procedures, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) utilizes small skin
incisions to insert a camera and surgical instruments. MIS has numerous advantages such …

Minimally invasive surgery has been one of the most significant evolutions in medicine. In
this approach, the surgeon inserts specially-designed instruments through a small incision …

Touch is one most of the important aspects of human life. Nearly all interactions, when
broken down, involve touch in one form or another. Recent advances in technology …

This paper describes the design and realization of novel tactile sensors based on soft
materials and magnetic sensing. In particular, the goal was to realize: 1) soft; 2) robust; 3) …

A great many living beings, such as aquatics and arthropods, are equipped with highly
sensitive flow sensors to help them survive in challenging environments. These sensors are …

Due to the trend of miniaturization of devices, micromanipulation has been a hot topic in the
last two decades. Unlike the macro world, the micro object is easy to be damaged if the …

Research on tactile sensing technology has been actively conducted in recent years to pave
the way for the next generation of highly intelligent devices. Sophisticated tactile sensing …

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 have realized a flexible force sensor, composed of four redundant capacitors, the
operation of which is based on the measurement of a load-induced capacitance change. We …