A novel design of a low cost non-powered orthosis device for home-based upper limb stroke rehabilitation is proposed. The design allows the device to be integrated with a dual robotic and electrical stimulation control scheme, to thereby enable full exploitation of the motor relearning principles which underpin both robotic therapy and Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) based stroke rehabi...

OBJECT Stereotactic biopsy procedures are an everyday part of neurosurgery. The procedure provides an accurate histological diagnosis with the least possible morbidity. Robotic stereotactic biopsy needs to be an accurate, safe, frameless, and rapid technique. This article reports the clinical results of a series of 100 frameless robotic biopsies using a Medtech ROSA device. METHODS The author...

To promote robotic soccer research, we need a low cost and portable robot with some sensors and a communication device. To date, there is no platform for robotic soccer. Therefore, each researcher must build his own robots or utilize robots which are commercially available. This paper describes how to construct a robot system which includes a lightweight and low cost mobile robot with visual, t...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The objective of this article is to review the recently published literature on the use of robotic surgery in the management of gynecologic malignancies. RECENT FINDINGS Retrospective data collected from many institutions support the use of robotic surgery in the management of cervical, endometrial, and early-stage ovarian cancer. Benefits to robotic surgery include decrease...

The task group (TG) for quality assurance for robotic radiosurgery was formed by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine's Science Council under the direction of the Radiation Therapy Committee and the Quality Assurance (QA) Subcommittee. The task group (TG-135) had three main charges: (1) To make recommendations on a code of practice for Robotic Radiosurgery QA; (2) To make recommen...

A versatile teleoperated robotic system was created as an assessment device for testing upper-extremity motor control adaptation using different control strategies. While many systems display output virtually on a computer monitor, this system was designed to output in three-dimensional physical space. The system accepts haptic force and torque input, and outputs robot end-effector displacement...

conclusions rtesd in the prone position is safe and presents a feasible alternative for management of large rectal tumors. we also anticipate the technique to further improve with the advancement of robotic technology. introduction endoscopic submucosal dissection (esd) of large tumors of the rectum is particularly challenging using colonoscopy or with laparoscopic instruments. more recently ro...

Background: Robotic needle insertion in biological tissues has been known as one the most applicable procedures in sampling, robotic injection and different medical therapies and operations.Objective: In this paper, we would like to investigate the effects of angular velocity in soft tissue insertion procedure by considering force-displacement diagram. Non-homogenous camel liver can be exploite...

Soft robots fabricated from low modulus, compliant materials hold significant potential for medical device applications that warrant safe, synergistic interaction with humans. We have recently applied this technology to develop ventricular assistive devices (VADs) that can externally massage the failing heart [1][2]. In heart failure (HF), the heart cannot provide sufficient pumping support to ...