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cs.RO2025
A Comprehensive General Model of Tendon-Actuated Concentric Tube Robots with Multiple Tubes and Tendons
Pejman Kheradmand, Behnam Moradkhani, Raghavasimhan Sankaranarayanan +5
Tendon-actuated concentric tube mechanisms combine the advantages of tendon-driven continuum robots and concentric tube robots while addressing their respective limitations. They o…
cs.RO2025
Tendon-Actuated Concentric Tube Endonasal Robot (TACTER)
Kent K. Yamamoto, Tanner J. Zachem, Pejman Kheradmand +6
Endoscopic endonasal approaches (EEA) have become more prevalent for minimally invasive skull base and sinus surgeries. However, rigid scopes and tools significantly decrease the s…
cs.RO2024
Towards the Development of a Tendon-Actuated Galvanometer for Endoscopic Surgical Laser Scanning
Kent K. Yamamoto, Tanner J. Zachem, Behnam Moradkhani +2
There is a need for precision pathological sensing, imaging, and tissue manipulation in neurosurgical procedures, such as brain tumor resection. Precise tumor margin identification…