Bistable and multistable actuators for soft robots: Structures, materials, and functionalities

Y Chi, Y Li, Y Zhao, Y Hong, Y Tang… - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Snap‐through bistability is often observed in nature (eg, fast snap** to closure of Venus
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …

A decade retrospective of medical robotics research from 2010 to 2020

PE Dupont, BJ Nelson, M Goldfarb, B Hannaford… - Science robotics, 2021 - science.org
Robotics is a forward-looking discipline. Attention is focused on identifying the next grand
challenges. In an applied field such as medical robotics, however, it is important to plan the …

Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, A Zolfagharian, J Pinskier… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Artificial intelligence meets medical robotics

M Yip, S Salcudean, K Goldberg, K Althoefer… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medical robots are bringing a new era to medicine.
Advanced medical robots can perform diagnostic and surgical procedures, aid rehabilitation …

Continuum robots for medical interventions

PE Dupont, N Simaan, H Choset… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuum robots are not constructed with discrete joints but, instead, change shape and
position their tip by flexing along their entire length. Their narrow curvilinear shape makes …

A multifunctional soft robot for cardiac interventions

J Rogatinsky, D Recco, J Feichtmeier, Y Kang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
In minimally invasive endovascular procedures, surgeons rely on catheters with low
dexterity and high aspect ratios to reach an anatomical target. However, the environment …

Medical microrobots

V Iacovacci, E Diller, D Ahmed… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Scientists around the world have long aimed to produce miniature robots that can be
controlled inside the human body to aid doctors in identifying and treating diseases. Such …

Soft robotics in minimally invasive surgery

M Runciman, A Darzi, GP Mylonas - Soft robotics, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Soft robotic devices have desirable traits for applications in minimally invasive surgery (MIS),
but many interdisciplinary challenges remain unsolved. To understand current technologies …

Fast‐response, stiffness‐tunable soft actuator by hybrid multimaterial 3D printing

YF Zhang, N Zhang, H Hingorani… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have the appealing advantages of being highly flexible and adaptive to complex
environments. However, the low‐stiffness nature of the constituent materials makes soft …

Smart tactile gloves for haptic interaction, communication, and rehabilitation

O Ozioko, R Dahiya - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable human machine interfaces (HMI) such as smart gloves have attracted
considerable interest in recent years. The quality of the interactive experience with the real …