Design and Integration of a Parallel, Soft Robotic End-Effector for Extracorporeal Ultrasound

Conclusion: The system is able to withstand loads commonly applied during foetal ultrasound scans and remains controllable with a motion range similar to manual scanning. Significance: The proposed soft robot presents a safe, cost-effective solution to offloading sonographers in day-to-day scanning routines. The design and modelling paradigms are greatly generalizable and particularly suitable for designing soft robots for ph- sical interaction tasks.
Source: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering - Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research