Soft Robotic Endoscopes

Soft Robotic Endoscopes is a class of robotic endoscopic devices that belong to the broader category of medical endoscopes and are distinguished by their use of compliant, flexible materials and actuation mechanisms inspired by soft robotics, enabling enhanced adaptability, safety, and navigation within delicate or tortuous anatomical pathways.

Publications

1.5K

Citations

110

Authors

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Endoscopic RoboticsRobotic Endoscopy

Publications

Mechanical Programming of Soft Actuators by Varying Fiber Angle

Fionnuala Connolly, Panagiotis Polygerinos, Conor J. Walsh et al. · Soft Robotics · 2015 · 501 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +15

Magnetically Actuated Soft Capsule Endoscope for Fine-Needle Biopsy

Donghoon Son, Hunter B. Gilbert, Metin Sitti · Soft Robotics · 2019 · 220 citations · Full text

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +17

3-D Localization Method for a Magnetically Actuated Soft Capsule Endoscope and Its Applications

Sehyuk Yim, Metin Sitti · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 2013 · 117 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +17

A cable-driven soft robot surgical system for cardiothoracic endoscopic surgery: preclinical tests in animals

Hesheng Wang, Runxi Zhang, Weidong Chen et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 2016 · 105 citations

Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Surgery +16

Advanced Soft Robotic System for In Situ 3D Bioprinting and Endoscopic Surgery

Mai Thanh Thai, Phuoc Thien Phan, Hien A. Tran et al. · Advanced Science · 2023 · 85 citations · Full text

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery +17

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Authors

110

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Metin Sitti
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany
3 publications · 367 citations
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Yehui Li
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
2 publications · 46 citations
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Rolf Pfeifer
University of Zurich, Switzerland
2 publications · 148 citations
2
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Hesheng Wang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
2 publications · 148 citations
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Weidong Chen
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
2 publications · 148 citations
2
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Institutions

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Venues

Soft Robotics
SoRo · 3 publications · 750 citations
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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2 publications · 46 citations
2
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IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
1 publications · 21 citations
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Surgical Endoscopy
1 publications · 105 citations
1
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International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
MRCAS · 1 publications · 22 citations
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