The magnetic field has unique advantages in manipulating miniature robots working inside
the human body, such as high transparency to biological tissue and good controllability for …

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a tiny wireless camera inside a capsule
endoscope to capture pictures of the patient's gastrointestinal tract for diagnosis …

Objective: Conventional colonoscopy using a flexible colonoscope remains two major
limitations, including patient discomfort and difficult manipulations for surgeons. Robotic …

Magnetic continuum manipulators (MCMs) are a class of continuum robots that can be
actuated without direct contact by an external magnetic field. MCMs operating in confined …

This paper introduces a novel 6 degrees of freedom (6-D) spatial localization for wireless
magnetically actuated capsule endoscopes (WMACEs) based on multi-sensor fusion. A …

This paper proposes a method for accurate 3D posture sensing of the soft actuators, which
could be applied to the closed-loop control of soft robots. To achieve this, the method …

Colorectal Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases with a high incidence and mortality
worldwide. Robotic colonoscopes have been extensively developed to provide alternative …

Magnetically actuated endoscopes are currently transitioning in to clinical use for
procedures such as colonoscopy, presenting numerous benefits over their conventional …

Electromagnetically actuated soft-tethered robots (EASTRs) exhibit significant potential for
medical intervention applications due to their compact size and minimal invasiveness …

Magnetic actuation technology (MAT) provides novel diagnostic tools for the early screening
and treatment of digestive cancers, which have high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide …