A review of recent advancements in soft and flexible robots for medical applications.

Journal: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Soft and flexible robots for medical applications are needed to change their flexibility over a wide range to perform tasks adequately. The mechanism and theory of flexibility has been a scientific issue and is of interest to the community.

Authors

  • Yongde Zhang
    Intelligent Machine Institute, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China.
  • Mingyue Lu
    Intelligent Machine Institute, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China.