Abstract Fiber Optic Shape Sensing is an innovative Optical Fiber Sensing Technology that
uses a fiber optic cable to continuously track the 3D shape and position of a dynamic object …

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

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 …

We describe the design, fabrication, and calibration of a highly compliant artificial skin
sensor. The sensor consists of multilayered mircochannels in an elastomer matrix filled with …

Conventional strain sensors based on metals and semiconductors are rigid and cannot
measure soft and stretchable objects. Thus, new strain sensors based on …

Due to their small size and flexibility, fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors have been
integrated into needle-sized continuum robots for shape estimation and force measurement …

This paper presents a comprehensive critical review of technologies used in the
development of fibre optic shape sensors (FOSSs). Their operation is based on multi …

Thin, highly compliant sensing skins could provide valuable information for a host of
gras** and locomotion tasks with minimal impact on the host system. We describe the …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide high-quality 3-D visualization of target
anatomy, surrounding tissue, and instrumentation, but there are significant challenges in …

While soft material actuators can undergo large deformations to execute very complex
motions, what is critically lacking in soft material robotic systems is the ability to collect high …