Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Determinants of visually significant cataract among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending a tertiary eye care center in south Ethiopia. [PDF]
Eticha BL +13 more
europepmc +1 more source
Cross‐Scale Hierarchical Targeted Delivery System Based on Small‐Scale Magnetic Robots
This article reviews a cross‐scale hierarchical targeted delivery system that integrates magnetic continuum robots and magnetic microrobots. By combining rapid long‐range navigation with precise microscale targeting, the system overcomes key limitations of single‐scale approaches.
Junjian Zhou +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Stakeholder Perspectives of Implementation Barriers of Artificial Intelligence in Eye Care: A qualitative framework-based study. [PDF]
Nam J +5 more
europepmc +1 more source
Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Grok and an eye care camp in a remote town of India: An unlikely partnership. [PDF]
Agarwal T, Bari A, Tandon R.
europepmc +1 more source
We proposed a Mixed Reality Sensorized Laryngoscope Training System to provide real‐time holographic torque feedback during pediatric endotracheal intubation simulation. Visualization formats are evaluated to reduce tracking error and visual demand.
Jiaqi Li +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Top causes of visual impairment, satisfaction with eye care services, and associated factors among visually impaired patients attending an eye care center in Ethiopia. [PDF]
Eticha BL +5 more
europepmc +1 more source
Flexible Sensors for Robotics Tactile Perception: A Review
Flexible tactile sensing for robotics is reviewed through four interconnected dimensions. Physical mechanisms include piezoresistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, triboelectric, iontronic, and optical sensing. Structural design includes bioinspired, defect‐based, and MEMS‐based tactile systems.
Yu Song, Ying Chen, Yihao Chen, Xue Feng
wiley +1 more source
Barriers and facilitators to the use of tele-ophthalmology in diabetic eye care: a scoping review. [PDF]
Nopour R.
europepmc +1 more source

