Magnetically steerable manipulator with variable stiffness using graphene polylactic acid for minimally invasive surgery

Robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery

JaydeepH Palep · Journal of Minimal Access Surgery · 2009 · 311 citations · Full text

Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Surgery +14

A Stiffness-Adjustable Hyperredundant Manipulator Using a Variable Neutral-Line Mechanism for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Yong-Jae Kim, Shanbao Cheng, Sangbae Kim et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 2013 · 291 citations · Full text

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +17

Controllable and reversible tuning of material rigidity for robot applications

Liyu Wang, Yang Yang, Yonghua Chen et al. · Materials Today · 2018 · 222 citations · Full text

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Flexible Medical Devices: Review of Controllable Stiffness Solutions

Loïc Blanc, Alain Delchambre, Pierre Lambert · Actuators · 2017 · 190 citations · Full text

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +16

Design of a variable stiffness flexible manipulator with composite granular jamming and membrane coupling

Allen Jiang, Georgios Xynogalas, Prokar Dasgupta et al. · 2012 · 171 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +17