Biological systems, including human beings, have the innate ability to perform complex
tasks in a versatile and agile manner. Researchers in sensorimotor control have aimed to …

Robot-assisted microsurgery (RAMS) has many benefits compared to traditional
microsurgery. Microsurgical platforms with advanced control strategies, high-quality micro …

Master-slave systems for endovascular catheterization have brought major clinical benefits
including reduced radiation doses to the operators, improved precision and stability of the …

Since the emergence of soft robotics around two decades ago, research interest in the field
has escalated at a pace. It is fuelled by the industry's appreciation of the wide range of soft …

Increased demand for less invasive procedures has accelerated the adoption of Intraluminal
Procedures (IP) and Endovascular Interventions (EI) performed through body lumens and …

Deformable object manipulation tasks have long been regarded as challenging robotic
problems. However, until recently very little work has been done on the subject, with most …

Imitation Learning (IL), also referred to as Learning from Demonstration (LfD), holds
significant promise for capturing expert motor skills through efficient imitation, facilitating …

Vascular intervention involves inserting a catheter and guidewire into blood vessels to
diagnose and treat a disease in an X-ray environment. In this conventional vascular …

Abstract Minimally Invasive Procedures (MIPs) emerged as an alternative to more invasive
surgical approaches, offering patient benefits such as smaller incisions, less pain, and …

The spatial orientation of rotating objects is typically measured by utilizing inertial
measurement units and requires temporal integration of angular velocities. The integration …