3 accepted papers
Soft optical sensors hold potential for enhancing minimally invasive procedures like colonoscopy, yet their complex, multi-modal responses pose significant challenges. This work introduces a machine learning (ML) framework for real-time estimation of 3D shape and contact force in a soft robotic slee
Soft optical sensors hold potential for enhancing minimally invasive procedures like colonoscopy, yet their complex, multi-modal responses pose significant challenges. This work introduces a machine learning (ML) framework for real-time estimation of 3D shape and contact force in a soft robotic slee…
In this paper, we present a fully soft miniaturized continuum robot that integrates 3D optical shape sensing through functionalized tubing used as soft optical waveguides. The sensor is fabricated by laser patterning an off-the-shelf medical tubing, allowing for bidirectional responses to large curv…