Alignment errors can arise during needle tip placement in deep-seated tissue structures.
This can lead to undesired diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes. Path correction by means …

Accurate needle targeting is critical for many clinical procedures, such as transcutaneous
biopsy or radiofrequency ablation of tumors. However, targeting errors may arise, limiting the …

Concentric tube robots can enable new clinical interventions if they are able to pass through
soft tissue, deploy along desired paths through open cavities, or travel along winding …

Recent advances in soft sensors using microfluidic liquid conductors enabled sensing of
large deformation of soft structures. However, the use of liquids as conductive media carries …

An active needle is proposed for the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-
guided percutaneous procedures. The needle uses a low-transition-temperature shape …

This paper presents a robot-assisted approach for automatic steering of flexible beveled
needles in percutaneous procedures. The method uses duty-cycled rotation of the needle to …

As the use of soft robotics and soft actuators becomes more popular, there is also an
increased need for soft sensors that can perform robustly under various extreme conditions …

The design and the fabrication of a mesoscale jumping robotic insect are presented. The
basis of the robot is a torque reversal catapult mechanism, inspired by a flea's jumping leg …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers better visualization for diagnosis, interventional
radiology, and surgery from other imaging modalities without X-ray exposure. Medical robots …

Purpose With the increasing development of the surgical robots, the opto-mechatronic
technologies are more potential in the robotics system optimization. The optic signal plays …