In the last decades, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) have become increasingly attractive to
medical applications due to their unique properties such as small size, biocompatibility …

In the past few years, soft robotics has rapidly become an emerging research topic, opening
new possibilities for addressing real‐world tasks. Perception can enable robots to effectively …

Big data and machine learning are having an impact on most aspects of modern life, from
entertainment, commerce, and healthcare. Netflix knows which films and series people …

This review examines the dichotomy between automatic and autonomous behaviors in
surgical robots, maps the possible levels of autonomy of these robots, and describes the …

During the last decades, smart tactile sensing systems based on different sensing
techniques have been developed due to their high potential in industry and biomedical …

A large number of new consumer and industrial applications are likely to change the classic
operator's business models and provide a wide range of new markets to enter. This paper …

Robotic surgery is transforming the current surgical practice, not only by improving the
conventional surgical methods but also by introducing innovative robot-enhanced …

As opposed to open surgery procedures, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) utilizes small skin
incisions to insert a camera and surgical instruments. MIS has numerous advantages such …

This work contributes an event-driven visual-tactile perception system, comprising a novel
biologically-inspired tactile sensor and multi-modal spike-based learning. Our neuromorphic …

Tactile sensors with high softness and multisensory functions are highly desirable for
applications in humanoid robotics, smart prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces. Here …