Clinical translation of wireless soft robotic medical devices
Mar 11, 2024 · Small-scale wireless soft robotics can be designed as implantable, interventional or wearable devices for various biomedical applications. Their flexibility, dexterity, adaptability and safe...
Biomedical soft robots: current status and perspective
May 28, 2020 · We survey methods for modeling the mechanical behavior, techniques for controlling soft robots, actuation, and methods of fabrication. We will also discuss the applications of soft robots in the biomedical field, their limitations and the future work as outlined in the following sections.
Intelligent Soft Surgical Robots for Next‐Generation Minimally …
Considering the new possibilities that soft materials bring to MIS, at the end of this Review, we try to envision new features of next-generation soft surgical robots from the following four aspects: new design concepts, new structural paradigms, new functions/characteristics, and new applications. Figure 1.
Biomedical applications of soft robotics - Nature
May 23, 2018 · In this Review, we investigate soft robots for biomedical applications, including soft tools for surgery, diagnosis and drug delivery, wearable and assistive devices, prostheses, artificial...
Soft robotics in medical applications: State of the art, challenges ...
Jan 1, 2023 · Robotics is seeing increasing applications in the medical field, but these are often limited by size and rigidity. By employing nonrigid mechanical structures, soft robotics allows for safer human interactions and is more readily adaptable to wearable medical devices.
Team of microscopic soft robots could transform medical care
3 days ago · In a medical breakthrough, engineers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have developed microscopic soft robots that can work as a team inside the human body, opening new possibilities for minimally invasive procedures. The new technology could allow doctors to guide several tiny, flexible robots independently through the body’s complex ...
Soft medical robotics: clinical and biomedical applications, challenges ...
Oct 17, 2019 · In medical applications, soft robotic devices not only expedite the evolution of minimally invasive surgery but also improve the bio-compatibility of rehabilitation and assistance devices. Here, we evaluate design requirements, mechanisms, achievements and challenges in these key areas.
Soft robotics for human health - Cell Press
Jul 19, 2024 · Real-world use of compliant machines in healthcare ranges from soft medical instruments deployed inside the human body to simulators of body organs to external rehabilitation devices. 3 For example, soft endoscopes navigate safely around internal organs while taking images and doing complex operations.
Miniature soft robots — road to the clinic | Nature Reviews …
Apr 19, 2018 · Soft small robots offer the opportunity to non-invasively access human tissue to perform medical operations and deliver drugs; however, challenges in materials design, biocompatibility and...
Soft robotics: how vine-like robots are transforming tumor …
Oct 11, 2024 · Join us as we explore how a new vine-like soft magnetic robot is shaping up to revolutionize medical diagnosis and treatment.