A three-limb teleoperated robotic system with foot control for flexible endoscopic surgery

• Main Authors: Huang, Yanpei, Lai, Wenjie, Cao, Lin, Liu, Jiajun, Li, Xiaoguo, Burdet, Etienne, Phee, Soo Jay
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots; Medical Robotics; Human-robot Interaction
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/148407
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Flexible endoscopy requires a lot of skill to manipulate both the endoscope and the associated instruments. In most robotic flexible endoscopic systems, the endoscope and instruments are controlled separately by two operators, which may result in communication errors and inefficient operation. Our s...