In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main
distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in …

In recent years, magnetism has gained an enormous amount of interest among researchers
for actuating different sizes and types of bio/soft robots, which can be via an electromagnetic …

Advances in robotic technology have been adopted in various subspecialties of both open
and minimally invasive surgery, offering benefits such as enhanced surgical precision and …

In vivo bioprinting has recently emerged as a direct fabrication technique to create artificial
tissues and medical devices on target sites within the body, enabling advanced clinical …

Magnetic continuum soft robots can actively steer their tip under an external magnetic field,
enabling them to effectively navigate in complex in vivo environments and perform minimally …

Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer substantially improves survival. However, over half of
cases are diagnosed late due to the demand for colonoscopy—the 'gold standard'for …

Untethered small-scale robots offer great promise for medical applications in complex
biological environments. However, challenges remain in the control and medical imaging of …

Despite increasing interest in minimally invasive surgical techniques and related
developments in flexible endoscopes and catheters, follow-the-leader motion remains …

With the maturity of surgical robotic systems based on traditional rigid-link principles, the rate
of progress slowed as limits of size and controllable degrees of freedom were reached …

Magnetic miniature robots are promising tools for minimally invasive and noninvasive
therapy. Constructing systems with actuation–perception loops is an essential step to …