Control of a Supernumerary Robotic Hand by Foot: An Experimental Study in Virtual Reality.

In the operational theater, the surgical team could highly benefit from a robotic supplementary hand under the surgeon's full control. The surgeon may so become more autonomous; this may reduce communication errors with the assistants and take over difficult tasks such as holding tools without...

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Main Authors: Elahe Abdi, Etienne Burdet, Mohamed Bouri, Hannes Bleuler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4520700?pdf=render