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 …

Robotic surgery, also known as robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), has rapidly evolved during
the last decade. RAS systems are developed to assist surgeons to perform complex …

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become a popular treatment for coronary
artery disease. Highly dexterous skills are necessary to procedure success. However, few …

Nowadays, robot assisted surgery training relies more and more on computer-based
simulation. However, the application of such training technologies is still limited to the early …

Background Several automated skill‐assessment approaches have been proposed for
robotic surgery, but their utility is not well understood. This article investigates the effects of …

This study explored the effects of virtual reality (VR) application on the process and outcome
of skill learning. The participants consisted of 60 new employees in the customer network …

Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery requires the surgeons to learn the new control
dynamics of the surgical instruments and, usually, how to deal with the loss of haptic …

Surgeons' technical skill directly impacts patient outcomes. To date, the angular motion of
the instruments has been largely overlooked in objective skill evaluation. To fill this gap, we …

The integration of high-level assistance algorithms in surgical robotics training curricula may
be beneficial in establishing a more comprehensive and robust skillset for aspiring …

Laparoscopic procedures have become indispensable in gastrointestinal surgery. As a
minimally invasive process, it begins with primary trocar insertion. However, this step poses …