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The Magnetic Continuum Robots for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

IEEE Access
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, imposes a major global health burden. While antiarrhythmic drugs remain first-line therapy for rhythm control, their long-term efficacy is limited by variable response rates, adverse
Yuqing Tang
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From Rigid to Soft Robotic Approaches for Neuroendoscopy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic assistance has had minimal impact on deep intraventricular surgeries, where small‐scale, precision, and reduced invasiveness can contribute to improved patient outcomes. Emerging technologies in rigid, soft, and hybrid robotics are reviewed to identify the most promising mechanisms for deep brain navigation in addition to an attempt to identify
Kieran Gilday, Irena Zubak, Andreas Raabe, Josie Hughes   +3 more
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A concentric tube catheter for endoluminal interventions, steered and imaged via magnetic resonance imaging

Communications Engineering
Two major challenges associated with robotic catheterization are, firstly, the provision of controllable degrees of freedom (DoFs) and, secondly, accessing feedback on the shape and pose of the catheter.
Peter Lloyd, Nikita Murasovs, Yael L. May, Alistair Bacchetti, Benjamin Calmé, Joshua Davy, Vittorio Francescon, James H. Chandler, Erica Dall’Armellina, Jurgen E. Schneider, Pietro Valdastri   +10 more
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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
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Vision-Controlled autonomous navigation in unstructured environments: Integrating image processing, path planning, and trajectory control in robotic systems.

PLoS ONE
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have driven robotics to the forefront of technological innovation, enhancing productivity and safety across industries.
Pengyuan Wang, Haipeng Yu, Shuqing Wang
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Intelligent electromagnetic navigation system for robot-assisted intraoral osteotomy in mandibular tumor resection: a model experiment

Frontiers in Immunology
BackgroundMandibular tumor surgery necessitates precise osteotomies based on tumor boundaries; however, conventional osteotomies often lack accuracy in predicting osteotomy positions and planes, potentially leading to excessive resection of normal bone ...
Zhijie Zhao, Yichi Zhang, Li Lin, Li Lin, Li Lin, Wenyi Huang, Can Xiao, Jiannan Liu, Gang Chai   +8 more
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Multimodal Actuation and Environment Adaptive Strategies of Bio‐Inspired Micro/Nanorobots in Precision Medicine

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
An introduction for multidrive and environment‐adaptive micro/nanorobotics: design and fabrication strategies, intelligent actuation, and their applications. Various intelligent actuation approaches—magnetic, acoustic, optical, chemical, and biological—can be synergistically designed to enhance flexibility and adaptive behavior for precision medicine ...
Aiqing Ma, Han Gong, Jiacheng Ouyang, Liqi Chen, Tianfang Kang, Yiran He, Guojun Huang, Sidi Zheng, Ting Yin, Hong Pan, Lintao Cai   +10 more
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Artificial intelligence- and computer-assisted navigation for shoulder surgery

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Background: Over the last few decades, shoulder surgery has undergone rapid advancements, with ongoing exploration and the development of innovative technological approaches.
Kang-San Lee, Seung Ho Jung, Dong-Hyun Kim, Seok Won Chung, Jong Pil Yoon   +4 more
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li, Shuai Liu, Xinyi Wang, Xinglong Gong, Shouhu Xuan   +4 more
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A Robust Indoor/Outdoor Navigation Filter Fusing Data from Vision and Magneto-Inertial Measurement Unit

Sensors, 2017
Visual-inertial Navigation Systems (VINS) are nowadays used for robotic or augmented reality applications. They aim to compute the motion of the robot or the pedestrian in an environment that is unknown and does not have specific localization ...
David Caruso, Alexandre Eudes, Martial Sanfourche, David Vissière, Guy Le Besnerais   +4 more
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