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Exceeding Traditional Curvature Limits of Concentric Tube Robots Through Redundancy Resolution

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:03:40 +0000

P. L. Anderson, R. J. Hendrick, M. Rox, and R. J. Webster, III. Exceeding Traditional Curvature Limits of Concentric Tube Robots Through Redundancy Resolution. International Journal of Robotics Research, 43(1):53-68, 2024

Are 3D Image Guidance Systems Ready for Use? A Comparative Analysis of 3D Image Guidance Implementations in Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:03:08 +0000

P. C. Cannon, S. A. Setia, S. Klein-Gardner, N. L. Kavoussi, R. J. Webster III, and S. D. Herrell. Are 3D Image Guidance Systems Ready for Use? A Comparative Analysis of 3D Image Guidance Implementations in Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy. Journal of Endourology, 38(4):395-407, 2024

Head-Mounting Surgical Robots for Passive Compensation of Patient Motion

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:02:38 +0000

N. R. Posselli, P. S. Wellborn, P. S. Bernstein, R. J. Webster III, and J. J. Abbott. Head-Mounting Surgical Robots for Passive Compensation of Patient Motion. Journal of Medical Robotics Research, 9(1-2):2350006, 2024

Toward Inferring Positioning of Straight Cochlear-Implant Electrode Arrays During Insertion Using Real-Time Impedance Sensing

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:02:07 +0000

K. E. Riojas, T. L. Bruns, J. Granna, M. Smetak, R. F. Labadie, and R. J. Webster III. Toward Inferring Positioning of Straight Cochlear-Implant Electrode Arrays During Insertion Using Real-Time Impedance Sensing. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 20(1):e2609, 2024

Encoding Desired Deformation Profiles in Endoscope-Like Soft Robots

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:01:51 +0000

D. S. Esser, M. F. Rox, R. P. Naftel D. C. Rucker, E. J. Barth, A. Kuntz, and R. J. Webster III. Encoding Desired Deformation Profiles in Endoscope-Like Soft Robots. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 2024

Robotic Surgery

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:58:58 +0000

G. Ciuti, R. J. Webster III, K.-W. Kwok, and A. Menciassi.. Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2025

Stiff yet Bendy: Tubular Transmissions for Driving Surgical Robots through Flexible Endoscopes

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:58:36 +0000

K.T. Dang, C. Hatch, P. Connor, S. Qiu, T. Qin, R. Alterovitz, R. J. Webster III, and C. Rucker. Stiff yet Bendy: Tubular Transmissions for Driving Surgical Robots through Flexible Endoscopes. Journal of Medical Robotics Research, 2025

Toward Image-Guided, Robot-Assisted Focal Prostate Resection: Do Enhanced Dexterity and Visualization Improve Performance?

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:57:03 +0000

J. F. d’Almeida, J. A. Shrand, S. Garrow, C. E. Vaughn, N. L. Kavoussi, S. Setia, A. Reed, S. S. Stern, T. E. Ertop, A. E. Ghazi, S. D. Herrell, W. A. Grissom, and R. J. Webster III. Toward Image-Guided, Robot-Assisted Focal Prostate Resection: Do Enhanced Dexterity and Visualization Improve Performance?. In Journal of Medical […]

Steerable Sheaths That Turn Endoscopes into Robotic Platforms for Colon Interventions

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:56:15 +0000

P. Connor, J. Gafford, P. Anderson, S. Webster, S. D. Herrell III, K. L. Obstein, N. Kumar, C. Rucker, R. and J. Webster III. Steerable Sheaths That Turn Endoscopes into Robotic Platforms for Colon Interventions. In Journal of Medical Devices, 2026.

Fast and Robust Actuation of Continuum Robots via Antagonistic Tendons

Michelle Bukowski — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:54:15 +0000

D. S. Esser, B. Y. Cho, R. J. Webster III, and Alan Kuntz. Fast and Robust Actuation of Continuum Robots via Antagonistic Tendons. In Soft Robotics, 2026