Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications
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 …
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …
Finite element modeling of soft fluidic actuators: Overview and recent developments
Many soft robots are composed of soft fluidic actuators that are fabricated from silicone
rubbers and use hydraulic or pneumatic actuation. The strong nonlinearities and complex …
rubbers and use hydraulic or pneumatic actuation. The strong nonlinearities and complex …
Self-folding soft-robotic chains with reconfigurable shapes and functionalities
Magnetic continuum soft robots can actively steer their tip under an external magnetic field,
enabling them to effectively navigate in complex in vivo environments and perform minimally …
enabling them to effectively navigate in complex in vivo environments and perform minimally …
Challenges of continuum robots in clinical context: a review
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 …
of progress slowed as limits of size and controllable degrees of freedom were reached …
Injectable hydrogels for personalized cancer immunotherapies
The field of cancer immunotherapy has shown significant growth, and researchers are now
focusing on effective strategies to enhance and prolong local immunomodulation. Injectable …
focusing on effective strategies to enhance and prolong local immunomodulation. Injectable …
Highly integrated multi‐material fibers for soft robotics
Soft robots are envisioned as the next generation of safe biomedical devices in minimally
invasive procedures. Yet, the difficulty of processing soft materials currently limits the size …
invasive procedures. Yet, the difficulty of processing soft materials currently limits the size …
The state-of-the-art and perspectives of laser ablation for tumor treatment
Tumors significantly impact individuals' physical well-being and quality of life. With the
ongoing advancements in optical technology, information technology, robotic technology …
ongoing advancements in optical technology, information technology, robotic technology …
Recent advances in design and actuation of continuum robots for medical applications
Y Zhong, L Hu, Y Xu - Actuators, 2020 - mdpi.com
Traditional rigid robot application in the medical field is limited due to the limited degrees of
freedom caused by their material and structure. Inspired by trunk, tentacles, and snakes …
freedom caused by their material and structure. Inspired by trunk, tentacles, and snakes …
A hybrid active and passive cable-driven segmented redundant manipulator: Design, kinematics, and planning
With a light-slender and superior dexterous body, the cable-driven segmented redundant
manipulators (CSRMs) are excellent candidates for operations in narrow confined space …
manipulators (CSRMs) are excellent candidates for operations in narrow confined space …
[HTML][HTML] A survey of catheter tracking concepts and methodologies
Catheter tracking has become an integral part of interventional radiology. Over the last
decades, researchers have significantly contributed to theoretical and technical catheter …
decades, researchers have significantly contributed to theoretical and technical catheter …