ArticleSoft robotics2019
Soft Robotics in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Article in Soft robotics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers.
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91 citing papers in PubMed.
- Soft robotic devices for cardiovascular medicine.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2026Review
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- A filamentary soft robotic probe for multimodal in utero monitoring of fetal health.Nature biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- A Novel Multishaped Variable Stiffness Magnetic Catheter for Minimally Invasive Surgery.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Three-dimensional robotic structures fabricated and powered entirely with proteins.Nature protocols · 2026Review
- Design and Sensing Frameworks of Soft Octopus-Inspired Grippers Toward Artificial Intelligence.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Magnetically actuated multimodal bioelectronic catheter for minimally invasive surgery and sensing.Nature materials · 2025Article
- Design and Validation of a Compact Concentric-Tube Robot for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2025Article
- Fabrication of Soft Robotics by Additive Manufacturing: From Materials to Applications.Chemical reviews · 2025Review
- Design of a Soft Robotic Artificial Cardiac Wall.Artificial organs · 2025Article
- Advances in Techniques in Radical Prostatectomy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- A Handheld Robot for Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery: Updated Preclinical Validation Study (IDEAL Stage 0).Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2025Article
- Thermally Drawn Shape and Stiffness Programmable Fibers for Medical Devices.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025Article
- Instant variable stiffness in cardiovascular catheters based on fiber jamming.Science advances · 2025Article
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Abstract
Soft robotic devices have desirable traits for applications in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), but many interdisciplinary challenges remain unsolved. To understand current technologies, we carried out a keyword search using the Web of Science and Scopus databases, applied inclusion and exclusion criteria, and compared several characteristics of the soft robotic devices for MIS in the resulting articles. There was low diversity in the device designs and a wide-ranging level of detail regarding their capabilities. We propose a standardized comparison methodology to characterize soft robotics for various MIS applications, which will aid designers producing the next generation of devices.
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