Design and Fabrication of an Elastomeric Unit for Soft Modular Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Title:
Design and Fabrication of an Elastomeric Unit for Soft Modular Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Author:
De Falco, Iris
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (666 seconds)
Series:
Bioengineering
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Title from resource description page
Abstract:
This paper describes the design and fabrication of a soft unit for surgical manipulators. The base module includes three flexible fluidic actuators to achieve omnidirectional bending and elongation, and a granular jamming-based mechanism to enable stiffness control. A complete mechanical characterization is also reported.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/53118