Herein, recent advances, current limitations, and open challenges in the design, modeling,
and control of continuum robots are discussed. Thanks to their lean bodies, these robots …

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 …

Small-scale soft continuum robots capable of active steering and navigation in a remotely
controllable manner hold great promise in diverse areas, particularly in medical …

In minimally invasive surgery, such as cardiac ablation, magnetically steered catheters
made of variable‐stiffness materials can enable higher dexterity and higher force application …

Variable stiffness (VS) is an important feature that significantly enhances the dexterity of
magnetic catheters used in minimally invasive surgeries. Existing magnetic catheters with …

One of the challenges of minimally invasive surgery is the dexterous manipulation and
precise control of small‐diameter continuum surgical instruments. Herein, a magnetic …

Continuum robots with redundant degrees of freedom and postactuated devices are suitable
for application in aerospace, nuclear facilities, and other narrow and multiobstacle special …

Robot-assisted technologies are being investigated to overcome the limitations of the
current solutions for transoral surgeries, which suffer from constrained insertion ports …

The robot‐assisted flexible access surgery represented by the emerging robot‐assisted
flexible endoscopy (FE) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery demands …

Robot-assisted surgery is an emerging technology that has undergone rapid growth with the
development of robotics and imaging systems. Innovations in vision, haptics, and accurate …