SURESTEP: An Uncertainty-Aware Trajectory Optimization Framework to Enhance Visual Tool Tracking for Robust Surgical Automation
Inaccurate tool localization is one of the main reasons for failures in automating surgical
tasks. Imprecise robot kinematics and noisy observations caused by the poor visual acuity of …
tasks. Imprecise robot kinematics and noisy observations caused by the poor visual acuity of …
From Decision to Action in Surgical Autonomy: Multi-Modal Large Language Models for Robot-Assisted Blood Suction
The rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) has impacted research in robotics and
automation. While progress has been made in integrating LLMs into general robotics tasks …
automation. While progress has been made in integrating LLMs into general robotics tasks …
[PDF][PDF] Autonomous Soft-Tissue Needle Steering Using Reinforcement Learning Guided by Human Input
Y Ou, M Tavakoli - Journal of Medical Robotics Research, 2024 - ece.ualberta.ca
Soft-tissue needle steering, where a deformable needle is inserted into the tissue to guide its
tip to a desired position, is a common minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedure. The …
tip to a desired position, is a common minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedure. The …