Current Capabilities and Development Potential in Surgical Robotics

Commercial surgical robots have been in clinical use since the mid-1990s, supporting surgeons in various tasks. In the past decades, many systems emerged as research platforms, and a few entered the global market. This paper summarizes the currently available surgical systems and research directions...

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Main Authors: Mathias Hoeckelmann, Imre J. Rudas, Paolo Fiorini, Frank Kirchner, Tamas Haidegger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-05-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/60133