With the maturity of surgical robotic systems based on traditional rigid-link principles, the rate
of progress slowed as limits of size and controllable degrees of freedom were reached …

Wireless networks have gained significant attention and importance in healthcare as various
medical devices such as mobile devices, sensors, and remote monitoring equipment must …

Soft continuum manipulators are characterized by low stiffness that allows safe operation in
unstructured environments but introduces underactuation. In addition, soft materials such as …

Complete compliance of soft robots is a trending research topic. One significant aspect is the
control element. In the current work, a flexible electro-rheological (ER) valve development is …

Manual rigid endoscopes have defects such as a low efficiency, difficult operation, and
safety risks, and the antinoise interference ability, convergence speed, and control accuracy …

Magnetically actuated soft robots have recently been identified for application in medicine,
due to their potential to perform minimally invasive exploration of human cavities. Magnetic …

The flow characteristics are of great significance for flow rate regulating valves (FRRVs) to
regulate the mass flow rate of gas and avert excessive energy consumption. Nevertheless …

Background Traditional flexible endoscopes are sophisticated medical devices that require
frequent and expensive maintenance. Therefore, their implementation within low‐income …

The preoperative pose manual adjustment of the cranial neurosurgery robot (CNR) has
defects such as low operation efficiency and great difficulty, and the research on the …

With advances in additive manufacturing (AM), the technology has significantly increased
the applications in a wide range of industrial sectors. For example, stereolithography (SLA) …