Biomedical applications of soft robotics
Soft robotics enables the design of soft machines and devices at different scales. The
compliance and mechanical properties of soft robots make them especially interesting for …
compliance and mechanical properties of soft robots make them especially interesting for …
Soft robotics: Review of fluid‐driven intrinsically soft devices; manufacturing, sensing, control, and applications in human‐robot interaction
The emerging field of soft robotics makes use of many classes of materials including metals,
low glass transition temperature (Tg) plastics, and high Tg elastomers. Dependent on the …
low glass transition temperature (Tg) plastics, and high Tg elastomers. Dependent on the …
Soft robotic manipulator for intraoperative MRI-guided transoral laser microsurgery
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MRI) provides compelling features for the guidance of
interventional procedures, including high-contrast soft tissue imaging, detailed visualization …
interventional procedures, including high-contrast soft tissue imaging, detailed visualization …
Recent advances in biomimetic soft robotics: Fabrication approaches, driven strategies and applications
X Dong, X Luo, H Zhao, C Qiao, J Li, J Yi, L Yang… - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Compared to traditional rigid-bodied robots, soft robots are constructed using physically
flexible/elastic bodies and electronics to mimic nature and enable novel applications in …
flexible/elastic bodies and electronics to mimic nature and enable novel applications in …
Printable hydraulics: A method for fabricating robots by 3D co-printing solids and liquids
This paper introduces a novel technique for fabricating functional robots using 3D printers.
Simultaneously depositing photopolymers and a non-curing liquid allows complex, pre-filled …
Simultaneously depositing photopolymers and a non-curing liquid allows complex, pre-filled …
A review of recent advancements in soft and flexible robots for medical applications
Y Zhang, M Lu - The International Journal of Medical Robotics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Soft and flexible robots for medical applications are needed to change their
flexibility over a wide range to perform tasks adequately. The mechanism and theory of …
flexibility over a wide range to perform tasks adequately. The mechanism and theory of …
High-performance continuous hydraulic motor for MR safe robotic teleoperation
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided intervention has drawn increasing attention over
the last decade. It is accredited to the capability of monitoring any physiological change of …
the last decade. It is accredited to the capability of monitoring any physiological change of …
Hybrid soft–rigid actuators for minimally invasive surgery
Fluidic mechanisms have stimulated research and development in minimally invasive
surgery instrumentations, because of their good performance in limited size and their …
surgery instrumentations, because of their good performance in limited size and their …
Techniques for stereotactic neurosurgery: beyond the frame, toward the intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging–guided and robot-assisted approaches
The development of stereotaxy can be dated back 100 years. However, most stereotactic
neurosurgery still relies on the workflow established about half a century ago. With the …
neurosurgery still relies on the workflow established about half a century ago. With the …
Stereotactic systems for MRI-guided neurosurgeries: a state-of-the-art review
Recent technological developments in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and stereotactic
techniques have significantly improved surgical outcomes. Despite the advantages offered …
techniques have significantly improved surgical outcomes. Despite the advantages offered …