Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

Any device which senses information such as shape, texture, softness, temperature,
vibration or shear and normal forces, by physical contact or touch, can be termed a tactile …

A system is provided that includes a 3D endoscope dis posed to image a field of view and a
processor that produces a Q3D model of a scene and identifies target instruments and …

The designs of existing commercial RMIS systems are not conducive for force feedback, and
creative solutions are needed to create compelling tactile feedback systems. Surgeons …

This review paper discusses the role of haptics within virtual medical training applications,
particularly, where it can be used to aid a practitioner to learn and practice a task. The …

Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery has gained widespread use over the past
decade, but the technique is currently operated in the absence of haptic feedback during …

Cutaneous haptic feedback has recently received great attention from researchers in the
robotic teleoperation field, as it has been proven to convey rich information to the human …

Magnetorheological elastomer composites are a class of smart materials with controllable
deformation by an external magnetic field. Recent studies have shown the feasibility of using …

Background Clinical robotic surgery systems do not currently provide haptic feedback
because surgical instrument interactions are difficult to measure and display. Our laboratory …

(57) ABSTRACT A system is provided to provide haptic feedback during a medical
procedure comprising: a quantitative three-dimensional (Q3D) endoscope; a surgical …