Soft Robotic Manipulator for Improving Dexterity in Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Alessandro DiodatoMargherita BrancadoroGiacomo De RossiHaider AbidiDiego Dall'AlbaRiccardo MuradoreGastone CiutiPaolo FioriniArianna MenciassiMatteo Cianchetti

Published in: Surgical innovation (2018)

This is the first time that an endoscopic tool based on soft materials has been integrated into a surgical robot. The soft endoscopic camera can be easily operated through the da Vinci Research Kit master console, thus increasing the workspace and the dexterity, and without limiting intuitive and friendly use.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
minimally invasive
robot assisted
convolutional neural network
low cost