Modular force approximating soft robotic pneumatic actuator.

Journal: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Published Date: Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

PURPOSE: Soft robots are highly flexible and adaptable instruments that have proven extremely useful, especially in the surgical environment where compliance allows for improved maneuverability throughout the body. Endoscopic devices are a primary example of an instrument that physicians use to navigate to difficult-to-reach areas inside the body. This paper presents a modular soft robotic pneumatic actuator as a proof of concept for a compliant endoscopic device.

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  • Austin J Taylor
    School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Georgia, 597 DW Brooks Dr., Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
  • Rudy Montayre
    School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Georgia, 597 DW Brooks Dr., Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
  • Zhuo Zhao
    School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Georgia, 597 DW Brooks Dr., Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
  • Ka Wai Kwok
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
  • Zion Tsz Ho Tse
    1Medical Robotics Laboratory,College of Engineering,The University of Georgia,Athens,Georgia.

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