7 accepted papers
Robotic-assisted procedures offer enhanced precision, but while fully autonomous systems are limited in task knowledge, difficulties in modeling unstructured environments, and generalization abilities, fully manual teleoperated systems also face challenges such as delay, stability, and reduced senso
Robotic-assisted procedures offer enhanced precision, but while fully autonomous systems are limited in task knowledge, difficulties in modeling unstructured environments, and generalisation abilities, fully manual teleoperated systems also face challenges such as delay, stability, and reduced senso…
Robot-Assisted Surgery is integral to modern minimally invasive procedures, with automation emerging as the next frontier to enhance precision and reduce surgeon fatigue. This evolution is largely impeded by the inherent kinematic inaccuracies of surgical robots, where unreliable internal sensors le…
Radioguided surgery, such as sentinel lymph node biopsy, relies on the precise localization of radioactive targets by non-imaging gamma/beta detectors. Manual radioactive target detection based on visual display or audible indication of gamma level is highly dependent on the ability of the surgeon t
The utilization of shared control in the realm of surgical robotics augments precision and safety by amalgamating human expertise with autonomous assistance. This paper proposes a user-centered shared control framework enabling a robot to learn from expert demonstration, predict operators’ intent an…
While surgical robots, such as the da Vinci Surgical System, have become prevalent in minimally invasive surgery, they are predominantly used by the human operator to directly teleoperate the tools. This paper aims to analyse the different methods of human robot shared control in the surgical domain…
While the traditional control of surgical robots relies on fully manual teleoperations, human-robot collaborative systems promise to address issues such as workspace constrains and laborious tasks. In particular, shared control can reduce the surgeon's workload and improve the overall surgical perfo