Accelerating surgical robotics research: A review of 10 years with the da vinci research kit
Robotic-assisted surgery is now well established in clinical practice and has become the
gold-standard clinical treatment option for several clinical indications. The field of robotic …
gold-standard clinical treatment option for several clinical indications. The field of robotic …
Autonomous robotic laparoscopic surgery for intestinal anastomosis
Autonomous robotic surgery has the potential to provide efficacy, safety, and consistency
independent of individual surgeon's skill and experience. Autonomous anastomosis is a …
independent of individual surgeon's skill and experience. Autonomous anastomosis is a …
[HTML][HTML] Tracking and mapping in medical computer vision: A review
As computer vision algorithms increase in capability, their applications in clinical systems
will become more pervasive. These applications include: diagnostics, such as colonoscopy …
will become more pervasive. These applications include: diagnostics, such as colonoscopy …
Verticalized-tip trajectory tracking of a 3D-printable soft continuum robot: Enabling surgical blood suction automation
Soft-bodied robotic manipulators have great potential for use in minimally invasive surgery,
owing to their advantages of high flexibility with infinite degrees of freedom (DOF). One of …
owing to their advantages of high flexibility with infinite degrees of freedom (DOF). One of …
Open simulation environment for learning and practice of robot-assisted surgical suturing
Automation has the potential to improve the standard of care but is difficult to realize due to
perceptual challenges, especially in soft-tissue surgery. Machine learning can provide …
perceptual challenges, especially in soft-tissue surgery. Machine learning can provide …
Learning to localize, grasp, and hand over unmodified surgical needles
Robotic Surgical Assistants (RSAs) are commonly used to perform minimally invasive
surgeries by expert surgeons. However, long procedures filled with tedious and repetitive …
surgeries by expert surgeons. However, long procedures filled with tedious and repetitive …
Sim-to-real surgical robot learning and autonomous planning for internal tissue points manipulation using reinforcement learning
Y Ou, M Tavakoli - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Indirect simultaneous positioning (ISP), where internal tissue points are placed at desired
locations indirectly through the manipulation of boundary points, is a type of subtask …
locations indirectly through the manipulation of boundary points, is a type of subtask …
[HTML][HTML] A multi-task convolutional neural network for semantic segmentation and event detection in laparoscopic surgery
The current study presents a multi-task end-to-end deep learning model for real-time blood
accumulation detection and tools semantic segmentation from a laparoscopic surgery video …
accumulation detection and tools semantic segmentation from a laparoscopic surgery video …
[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in soft biological tissue manipulating technologies
Biological soft tissues manipulation, including conventional (mechanical) and
nonconventional (laser, waterjet and ultrasonic) processes, is critically required in most …
nonconventional (laser, waterjet and ultrasonic) processes, is critically required in most …
Robotic tool tracking under partially visible kinematic chain: A unified approach
Anytime a robot manipulator is controlled via visual feedback, the transformation between
the robot and camera frame must be known. However, in the case where cameras can only …
the robot and camera frame must be known. However, in the case where cameras can only …