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An Automated Thickness Evaluation Procedure Using an Integrated Structured Light 3D Camera in a Robotic Bioprinting Framework
Ehsan Zobeidi, Omid Rezayof, Farshid Alambeigi
Bioprinting is emerging as a tissue engineering technique to replace common treatment methods for large scale injuries. While thickness of the BioPrinted Constructs (BPCs) have sho…
A Physics-Based Closed-Loop Robotic Bioprinting Framework Towards Volumetric Muscle Loss Treatment
Omid Rezayof, Jerin T. Andrews, Ehsan Zobeidi +5
Robotic bioprinting and Direct Ink Writing (DIW) are being explored towards the treatment of Volumetric Muscle Loss (VML). While previous studies have shown the importance of prope…
EndoMD-SLAM: Endoscopic Gaussian Splatting SLAM under Optical Degradation with Memory and Static-Transient Decomposition
Nuo Chen, Kangqi Ni, Lulin Liu +5
Dense 3D reconstruction is critical for clinical endoscopic navigation and documentation. While Gaussian Splatting SLAM systems show promise in this domain, they fundamentally rely…
Geometry-Aware Visual Odometry for Bronchoscopic Navigation via High-Gain Observer Fusion
Mohammadreza Kasaei, Francis Xiatian Zhang, Feng Li +3
Navigational bronchoscopy is critical for pulmonary interventions, yet current platforms depend heavily on pre-operative CT or external sensors, limiting their use in critical care…
SE3Kit: A Lightweight Python Library for Specialized Geometric Primitives in Robotics
Daniyal Maroufi, Omid Rezayof, Farshid Alambeigi
The Python robotics ecosystem faces a challenge: while many libraries exist for rigid body transformations, few are both lightweight and mathematically strict. This paper introduce…
Open-H-Embodiment: A Large-Scale Dataset for Enabling Foundation Models in Medical Robotics
Open-H-Embodiment Consortium, :, Nigel Nelson +213
Autonomous medical robots hold promise to improve patient outcomes, reduce provider workload, democratize access to care, and enable superhuman precision. However, autonomous medic…
OpenRC: An Open-Source Robotic Colonoscopy Framework for Multimodal Data Acquisition and Autonomy Research
Siddhartha Kapuria, Mohammad Rafiee Javazm, Naruhiko Ikoma +4
Colorectal cancer screening critically depends on colonoscopy, yet existing platforms offer limited support for systematically studying the coupled dynamics of operator control, in…
A Single-Fiber Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR)-Based Shape Sensing of Concentric Tube Steerable Drilling Robots
Yash Kulkarni, Mobina Tavangarifard, Daniyal Maroufi +4
This paper introduces a novel shape-sensing approach for Concentric Tube Steerable Drilling Robots (CT-SDRs) based on Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR). Unlike traditio…
A Learning-Based Approach for Contact Detection, Localization, and Force Estimation of Continuum Manipulators With Integrated OFDR Optical Fiber
Mobina Tavangarifard, Jonathan S. Kacines, Qiyu Li +1
Continuum manipulators (CMs) are widely used in minimally invasive procedures due to their compliant structure and ability to navigate deep and confined anatomical environments. Ho…
Comparative Analysis of Autonomous Robotic and Manual Techniques for Ultrasonic Sacral Osteotomy: A Preliminary Study
Daniyal Maroufi, Yash Kulkarni, Justin E. Bird +2
In this paper, we introduce an autonomous Ultrasonic Sacral Osteotomy (USO) robotic system that integrates an ultrasonic osteotome with a seven-degree-of-freedom (DoF) robotic mani…
Analytical Design and Development of a Modular and Intuitive Framework for Robotizing and Enhancing the Existing Endoscopic Procedures
Mohammad Rafiee Javazm, Yash Kulkarni, Jiaqi Xue +2
Despite the widespread adoption of endoscopic devices for several cancer screening procedures, manual control of these devices still remains challenging for clinicians, leading to…
Towards Design and Development of a Concentric Tube Steerable Drilling Robot for Creating S-shape Tunnels for Pelvic Fixation Procedures
Yash Kulkarni, Susheela Sharma, Sarah Go +3
Current pelvic fixation techniques rely on rigid drilling tools, which inherently constrain the placement of rigid medical screws in the complex anatomy of pelvis. These constraint…
S3D: A Spatial Steerable Surgical Drilling Framework for Robotic Spinal Fixation Procedures
Daniyal Maroufi, Xinyuan Huang, Yash Kulkarni +6
In this paper, we introduce S3D: A Spatial Steerable Surgical Drilling Framework for Robotic Spinal Fixation Procedures. S3D is designed to enable realistic steerable drilling whil…
Augmented Bridge Spinal Fixation: A New Concept for Addressing Pedicle Screw Pullout via a Steerable Drilling Robot and Flexible Pedicle Screws
Yash Kulkarni, Susheela Sharma, Omid Rezayof +5
To address the screw loosening and pullout limitations of rigid pedicle screws in spinal fixation procedures, and to leverage our recently developed Concentric Tube Steerable Drill…
A Synergistic Framework for Learning Shape Estimation and Shape-Aware Whole-Body Control Policy for Continuum Robots
Mohammadreza Kasaei, Farshid Alambeigi, Mohsen Khadem
In this paper, we present a novel synergistic framework for learning shape estimation and a shape-aware whole-body control policy for tendon-driven continuum robots. Our approach l…
Towards the Feasibility Analysis and Additive Manufacturing of a Novel Flexible Pedicle Screw for Spinal Fixation Procedures
Yash Kulkarni, Susheela Sharma, Jared Allison +3
In this paper, we explore the feasibility of developing a novel flexible pedicle screw (FPS) for enhanced spinal fixation of osteoporotic vertebrae. Vital for spinal fracture treat…
Robot-Enabled Machine Learning-Based Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer Polyps Using Partial Surface Tactile Imaging
Siddhartha Kapuria, Jeff Bonyun, Yash Kulkarni +3
In this paper, to collectively address the existing limitations on endoscopic diagnosis of Advanced Gastric Cancer (AGC) Tumors, for the first time, we propose (i) utilization and…
Towards an Autonomous Minimally Invasive Spinal Fixation Surgery Using a Concentric Tube Steerable Drilling Robot
Susheela Sharma, Sarah Go, Jeff Bonyun +3
Towards performing a realistic autonomous minimally invasive spinal fixation procedure, in this paper, we introduce a unique robotic drilling system utilizing a concentric tube ste…
Single-Fiber Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry Shape Sensing of Continuum Manipulators with Planar Bending
Mobina Tavangarifard, Wendy Rodriguez Ovalle, Farshid Alambeigi
To address the challenges associated with shape sensing of continuum manipulators (CMs) using Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) optical fibers, we feature a unique shape sensing assembly u…
Towards Biomechanical Evaluation of a Transformative Additively Manufactured Flexible Pedicle Screw for Robotic Spinal Fixation
Yash Kulkarni, Susheela Sharma, Jordan P. Amadio +1
Vital for spinal fracture treatment, pedicle screw fixation is the gold standard for spinal fixation procedures. Nevertheless, due to the screw pullout and loosening issues, this s…
A Patient-Specific Framework for Autonomous Spinal Fixation via a Steerable Drilling Robot
Susheela Sharma, Sarah Go, Zeynep Yakay +6
In this paper, with the goal of enhancing the minimally invasive spinal fixation procedure in osteoporotic patients, we propose a first-of-its-kind image-guided robotic framework f…
Spatial Spinal Fixation: A Transformative Approach Using a Unique Robot-Assisted Steerable Drilling System and Flexible Pedicle Screw
Susheela Sharma, Yash Kulkarni, Sarah Go +5
Spinal fixation procedures are currently limited by the rigidity of the existing instruments and pedicle screws leading to fixation failures and rigid pedicle screw pull out. Lever…
Towards Design and Development of an ArUco Markers-Based Quantitative Surface Tactile Sensor
Ozdemir Can Kara, Charles Everson, Farshid Alambeigi
In this paper, with the goal of quantifying the qualitative image outputs of a Vision-based Tactile Sensor (VTS), we present the design, fabrication, and characterization of a nove…
Design and Development of a Novel Soft and Inflatable Tactile Sensing Balloon for Early Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer Polyps
Ozdemir Can Kara, Han Soul Kim, Jiaqi Xue +4
In this paper, with the goal of addressing the high early-detection miss rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) polyps during a colonoscopy procedure, we propose the design and fabricatio…