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 …

Continuum robots provide inherent structural compliance with high dexterity to access the
surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under constrained environments and …

Robot manipulators are increasingly used in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). They are
required to have small size, wide workspace, adequate dexterity and payload ability when …

Background In recent years, surgical robots have become an indispensable part of the
medical field. Surgical robots are increasingly being used in the areas of gynaecological …

The field of continuum robotics is rapidly develo**. The development of new kinematic
structures, locomotion principles and control strategies is driving the development of new …

Lesions in the maxillary sinus area are usually treated with endoscopic interventional
surgery. However, target lesions are often hardly accessible with conventional surgical tools …

Robotic assistance allows surgeons to perform dexterous and tremor-free procedures, but
robotic aid is still underrepresented in procedures with constrained workspaces, such as …

Robot-assisted single port access surgery (SPAS) brings significant benefits to the patients.
However, it is challenging due to the limited incision size and requirements in precision …

In the past decade, medical robotics has gained significant traction within the surgical field.
While the introduction of fully autonomous robotic systems for surgical procedures still …

In the development of telemanipulated surgical robots, a class of continuum robots known as
concentric tube robots has drawn particular interest for clinical applications in which space is …