Compact laparoscopic assistant robot using a bending mechanism

Advanced Robotics

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 689-709

  Ko, Seong Young ^a   Kim, Jonathan ^a   Lee, Woo Jung ^b   Kwon, Dong Soo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BENDING MECHANISM; LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTANT ROBOT; LAPAROSCOPY; ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY; VISUAL SERVOING

Indexed keywords

CCD CAMERAS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; VISUAL SERVOING;

BENDING MECHANISM; LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTANT ROBOTS; LAPAROSCOPY; ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY;

ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

EID: 34047204255     PISSN: 01691864     EISSN: 15685535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855307780108222     Document Type: Article

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