.... We have used the models and methods described in this paper to successfully fabricate the structure for a minimally invasive medical robot prototype with potential applications in neurosurgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of building an articulated structure...

... a cost-effective solution for medical robotics and other manipulation applications, in or out of the MRI environment or with other imaging systems. The motion of the manipulator during actuation shift was evaluated using the deformation gradient of the PAM assembly to demonstrate the behavior...

... with details of push-rods, antagonistic wires, and leg-rod contacts 26 06 2007 29 05 2008 09 09 2008 manipulator kinematics medical robotics microrobots mobile robots surgery robotic surgery needlescopy parallel mechanisms compliant mechanisms In recent years...

.... The drawbar forces of these robots were measured in the laboratory to confirm the FEA results. Finally, these robots were successfully tested during animal surgeries. 06 07 2006 21 10 2006 control system synthesis finite element analysis medical robotics mobile robots robot kinematics...

... Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information In Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2005) . 21 03 2005 29 07 2005 actuators handicapped aids medical robotics safety design engineering Interest in the area of wearable robotics has grown over...