MRI-guided intervention for the liver and kidney has achieved considerable progress in tumour diagnosis and treatment over the past two decades. However, due to the space constraints associated with the narrow and deep bore of the MRI machines, it is still extremely challenging for clinicians to position and drive the needle-shaped probes used for delivering the treatment where … [Read more...] about Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Needle Insertion Robots: A Review of Systems for Liver and Kidney Interventions [Survey]
Medical robotics
A Continuum Robot for Remote Applications
The maintenance of critical industrial components is often hindered by limited access, tortuous passages, and complex geometries. In highly constrained environments, inspection tasks are currently performed with borescopes, but even skilled operators struggle with hard-to-reach targets, and the limited mobility prevents in situ repair when defects are identified. Thanks to an … [Read more...] about A Continuum Robot for Remote Applications
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Surgery Based on KUKA Robot
High-intensity focused ultrasound surgery based on a KUKA robot (HIFUSK) can address unmet clinical needs in the treatment of pathological tissues, such as cancerous tissues. HIFUSK is the marriage of two technologies: robotics and focused ultrasound (FUS). Such a combination results in a surgical treatment that is precise and noninvasive (no incisions, no anesthesia, and no … [Read more...] about High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Surgery Based on KUKA Robot
Opinion– Autonomous Robotic Surgical Systems
While executing a surgical procedure, surgeons not only rely on their specific medical knowledge but also on a set of skills that are “obvious” to them and allow for intuitively evaluating and reacting to the intervention evolution. Such skills belong to what is usually called common sense , which is essential to carry out an intervention. Although general common sense refers … [Read more...] about Opinion– Autonomous Robotic Surgical Systems
An Intelligent Rehabilitation Robot With Passive and Active Direct Switching Training
The demand for walking training robots has increased owing to a serious shortage of rehabilitation physiotherapists. However, the intelligence level of existing rehabilitation training robots is low; these robots cannot realize a direct switch between passive and active training, which makes rehabilitees lack interest in training and deteriorates the effect of rehabilitation … [Read more...] about An Intelligent Rehabilitation Robot With Passive and Active Direct Switching Training
