3 papers
eess.IV2026
Investigating a Policy-Based Formulation for Endoscopic Camera Pose Recovery
Jan Emily Mangulabnan, Akshat Chauhan, Laura Fleig +7
In endoscopic surgery, surgeons continuously locate the endoscopic view relative to the anatomy by interpreting the evolving visual appearance of the intraoperative scene in the co…
cs.RO2026
Humanoid Robots as First Assistants in Endoscopic Surgery
Sue Min Cho, Jan Emily Mangulabnan, Han Zhang +7
Humanoid robots have become a focal point of technological ambition, with claims of surgical capability within years in mainstream discourse. These projections are aspirational yet…
cs.CV2026
Towards Controllable Video Synthesis of Routine and Rare OR Events
Dominik Schneider, Lalithkumar Seenivasan, Sampath Rapuri +8
Purpose: Curating large-scale datasets of operating room (OR) workflow, encompassing rare, safety-critical, or atypical events, remains operationally and ethically challenging. Thi…