Robot-assisted surgeries have been integrated and leading to a paradigm shift in surgical
fields. With the emergence of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), especially Natural Orifice …

Surgical robots have had clinical use since the mid‐1990s. Robot‐assisted surgeries offer
many benefits over the conventional approach including lower risk of infection and blood …

The use of soft artificial muscles (SAMs) is rapidly increasing in various domains such as
haptics, robotics, and medicine. There is a huge need for a SAM that is highly compliant and …

In the real world, people heavily rely on haptic or touch to manipulate objects. In emerging
systems such as assistive devices, remote surgery, self-driving cars and the guidance of …

Tendon–sheath mechanism (TSM) has inherent advantages in the development of flexible
robotic systems because of its simplicity, safety, flexibility, and ease of transmission …

Abstract Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is a method that allows
for performing complex operations via natural orifices without skin incisions. Its main tool is a …

Cable-conduit mechanism (CCM) is widely used in robotic hands, rescue robots,
rehabilitation robots, and surgical robots because it offers efficient transmission of …

Goal: Mechanical ventilation is required to aid patients with breathing difficulty to breathe
more comfortably. A tracheostomy tube inserted through an opening in the patient neck into …

Soft actuators (SAs) have been used in many compliant robotic structure and wearable
devices, due to their safe interaction with the wearers. Despite advances, the capability of …

Soft exoskeleton devices based on soft actuators have been attracting attention due to their
safe human-machine interaction. However, current soft actuation technologies for …