Abstract: The introduction of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) into the operating room has led to significant advantages over conventional open surgery. Furthermore, the migration toward robot-assisted MIS ...

Abstract: While suction technology was invented long ago, the application of suction to object manipulation thus far has been confined to many small, well-defined problem sets. Its potential for grasping ...

Abstract: Biomechanical property of soft tissue derived from experimental measurements is critical to develop a reality-based soft-tissue model for minimally invasive surgical training and simulation. In our ...

Abstract: Creating highly articulated miniature structures requires assembling a large number of small parts. This is a very challenging task and increases cost of mechanical assemblies. Insert molding ...