A system that can process sensory information collected during telemanipulation tasks in order to automatically identify properties of the remote environment has many potential applications. These include generating model-based simulations for training operators in critical procedures and improving real-time performance in unstructured environments or when time delays are large. The research is...

Many applications can be imagined for a system that processes sensory information collected during telemanipulation tasks in order to automatically identify properties of the remote environment. These applications include generating model-based simulations for training operators in critical procedures and improving real-time performance in unstructured environments or when time delays are large...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Deep infiltrating pelvic endometriosis with bowel involvement is one of the most aggressive forms of endometriosis. Nowadays, robotic technology and telemanipulation systems represent the latest developments in minimally invasive surgery. The aim of this study is to present our preliminary results and evaluate the feasibility of robotic-assisted laparoscopic colorectal ...

A system that can process sensory information collected during telemanipulation tasks in order to automatically identify properties of the remote environment has many potential appli cations These include generating model based simulations for training operators in critical procedures and improving real time performance when time delays are large The research issues in volved in developing such...

Laparoscopic surgery offers patients distinct benefits but is not without its disadvantages to surgeons in terms of maneuverability and visualization. Robotic telemanipulation systems were introduced with the objective of providing a solution to the problems in this field of surgery. The feasibility of robot-assisted surgery was assessed by performing 35 laparoscopic cholecystectomies with the ...

In control design for bilateral telemanipulation, there is a trade-off betweenhigh transparency and sufficient robustness against variations in dynamics of theencountered environment and the operator’s grip around the master stick. Stability prob-lems can occur when the stiff slave manipulator encounters a stiff environment and largecontact forces are fed back to the badly dampe...

This thesis presents inTouch, a new device enabling long distance communication through touch. inTouch is based on a concept called Synchronized Distributed Physical Objects, which employs telemanipulation technology to create the illusion that distant users are interacting with a shared physical object. I discuss the design and prototype implementation of inTouch, along with control strategies...

This paper presents a virtual master device for telemanipulation systems, which transmists the operator's movement to the slave site not in a mechanical way, as in case of a real master device, but by image processing. The virtual master device uses cameras as sensors, subtracts the background from the images, and recognizes the skin color of the operator in real time. The 3D position of the op...

During interaction with robotic manipulanda, the human brain constructs internal representations of the environment imposed by the robotic device. These representations (i) provide cognitive interpretation of the interfaced environment and (ii) generate motor commands for future interaction with the imposed environment. Interestingly, cognitive and motor representations are not always mutually ...

A number of commercial systems for robot assisted surgery are currently available [1]. According to the specific needs of different surgical disciplines these systems are specialized on a certain type or class of surgical treatments. The integration level is pretty low. Important information about the working surrounding of the robot, e.g. the surgical personnel and their actions, are not integ...