During robot-aided surgical interventions, the surgeon can be benefitted from the application
of virtual fixtures (VFs). Though very effective, this technique is very often not practicable in …

Improving the manipulation performance of surgical instruments is important for novice
surgeons, as it directly affects the safety and outcome of robot-assisted surgery. To reduce …

Hands-on training is an indispensable part of surgical practice. As the tools used in the
operating room become more intricate, the demand for efficient training methods increases …

This work proposes a shared-control tele-operation framework that adapts its cooperative
properties to the estimated skill level of the operator. It is hypothesized that different aspects …

The performance of human–robot interaction can be enhanced by imposing force
constraints through virtual fixture (VF) algorithms. In this article, an adaptive impedance …

The development of the Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (RAMIS) imposes an
increasing demand for surgical training platforms, especially low-cost simulation-based …

Cobots (Collaborative robots) are increasingly employed in industrial workplaces, assisting
human operators in decreasing the weight and the repetitiveness of their activities. In order …

In the last few decades, major complications in surgery have emerged as a significant public
health issue, and so the practical implementation of safety measures to prevent injuries and …

Teleoperated robotic surgery allows filtering and scaling the hand motion to achieve high
precision during the surgical interventions. Teleoperation represents a very complex …

Abstract Development of robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery increasingly demands for
efficient training methods. This paper describes an experiment exploring the use of haptic …