A Novel Tele-Operated Flexible Robot Targeted for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery
In this paper, a novel flexible robot system with a constrained tendon-driven serpentine manipulator (CTSM) is presented. The CTSM gives the robot a larger workspace, more dexterous manipulation, and controllable stiffness compared with the da Vinci surgical robot and traditional flexible robots. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809916300479 |