LapGym-an open source framework for reinforcement learning in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery

PM Scheikl, BĂĄ Gyenes, R Younis, C Haas… - Journal of Machine …, 2023 - jmlr.org
Recent advances in reinforcement learning (RL) have increased the promise of introducing
cognitive assistance and automation to robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) …

Gp-vls: A general-purpose vision language model for surgery

S Schmidgall, J Cho, C Zakka, W Hiesinger - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Surgery requires comprehensive medical knowledge, visual assessment skills, and
procedural expertise. While recent surgical AI models have focused on solving task-specific …

Autonomous blood suction for robot-assisted surgery: A sim-to-real reinforcement learning approach

Y Ou, A Soleymani, X Li… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent applications of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) in surgical autonomy have shown
promising results in automating various surgical sub-tasks. While most of these studies …

ORBIT-Surgical: An Open-Simulation Framework for Learning Surgical Augmented Dexterity

Q Yu, M Moghani, K Dharmarajan, V Schorp… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Physics-based simulations have accelerated progress in robot learning for driving,
manipulation, and locomotion. Yet, a fast, accurate, and robust surgical simulation …

Efficient Physically-based Simulation of Soft Bodies in Embodied Environment for Surgical Robot

Z Yang, Y Long, K Chen, W Wei, Q Dou - arxiv preprint arxiv:2402.01181, 2024 - arxiv.org
Surgical robot simulation platform plays a crucial role in enhancing training efficiency and
advancing research on robot learning. Much effort have been made by scholars on …

Sim2Real Rope Cutting With a Surgical Robot Using Vision-Based Reinforcement Learning

M Haiderbhai, R Gondokaryono, A Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cutting is a challenging area in the field of autonomous robotics but is especially interesting
for applications such as surgery. One large challenge is the lack of simulations for cutting …

SurgicAI: A Fine-grained Platform for Data Collection and Benchmarking in Surgical Policy Learning

J Wu, H Zhou, P Kazanzides, A Munawar… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Despite advancements in robotic-assisted surgery, automating complex tasks like suturing
remain challenging due to the need for adaptability and precision. Learning-based …

Learning Autonomous Surgical Irrigation and Suction with the da Vinci Research Kit Using Reinforcement Learning

Y Ou, M Tavakoli - arxiv preprint arxiv:2411.14622, 2024 - arxiv.org
The irrigation-suction process is a common procedure to rinse and clean up the surgical
field in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). In this process, surgeons first irrigate liquid …

A new efficient parallel hierarchical value iteration algorithm using dynamic processor distribution

N Hafidi, M Nachaoui, C Daoui - International Journal of Parallel …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We consider discounted Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) with large state spaces, aiming
to reduce computational complexity and execution time. Existing hierarchical techniques …

Towards a Physics Engine to Simulate Robotic Laser Surgery: Finite Element Modeling of Thermal Laser-Tissue Interactions

NE Pacheco, K Zhang, AS Reyes, CJ Pacheco… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This paper presents a computational model, based on the Finite Element Method (FEM), that
simulates the thermal response of laser-irradiated tissue. This model addresses a gap in the …