Variable stiffness methods of flexible robots for minimally invasive surgery: A review

With high flexibility and slim body, flexible robots have been widely used in minimally invasive surgery because they can safely reach the lesion deep inside the human body through small incisions or natural orifices. However, high stiffness of robot body is also required for transferring force and...

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Published in:	Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics
Main Authors:	Botao Lin, Shuang Song, Jiaole Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-09-01
Subjects:	Minimally invasive surgery Continuum robot Variable stiffness
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667379724000263