Tubular continuum robots, which are composed of multiple concentric, precurved, elastic tubes, provide more dexterity than traditional surgical instruments at the same diameter. The tubes can be precurved such that the ...

With the advent of autonomous driving, the localization of mobile robots, especially without GNSS information, is becoming increasingly important. It must be ensured that the localization works robustly and timely warnings ...

Recent research has revealed that incision planning in laser surgery deploying stylus and tablet outperforms stateof-the-art micro-manipulator-based laser control. Providing more detailed quantitation regarding that approach, ...

As climate change accelerates, the demand for green energy is growing significantly. Due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy, the need for long-term storage is growing at the same rate. Hydrogen presents itself ...

The editorial introduces the SysInt conference series and the motivation behind it. It describes the structures and content as well as the scientific and technological background of the SysInt 2020 conference held online ...

For those minimally invasive surgery where conventional surgical instruments cannot reach the surgical site due to their straight structure and rigidity, concentric tube continuum robots are a promising technology because ...

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A new Maple toolchain for generating rigid body dynamics in symbolic form for robot manipulators is presented. The peculiarity compared to existing tools lies in the framework of Bash scripts controlling the full workflow ...

This work proposes new methods for a microstereotactic frame based on bone cement fixation. Microstereotactic frames are under investigation for minimal invasive temporal bone surgery, e.g. cochlear implantation, or for ...