Abstract: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) requires four degrees-of-freedom (DOFs) (pitch, translation, yaw, and roll) at the incision point, but the widely used planar remote center of motion (RCM) mechanisms only provide one ...

Abstract: This paper presents a method to enhance the haptic sensation of the fingertip by applying a vibrotactile noise to the wrist, an application of stochastic resonance. This sensation is known to improve when a sufficiently ...