After a Decade of Teleimpedance: A Survey

Despite the significant progress made in making robots more intelligent and autonomous, today, teleoperation remains a dominant robot control paradigm for the execution of complex and highly unpredictable tasks. Attempts have been made to make teleoperation systems stable, easy to use, and efficient in terms of physical interactions between...

Shape memory alloy actuators for haptic wearables: A review

Devices delivering sophisticated and natural haptic feedback often encompass numerous mechanical elements, leading to increased sizes and wearability challenges. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are lightweight, compact, and have high power-to-weight ratios, and thus can easily be embedded without affecting the overall device shapes. Here, a review...

Haptic feedback, force feedback, and force-sensing in simulation training for laparoscopy: A systematic overview

OBJECTIVES: To provide a systematic overview of the literature assessing the value of haptic and force feedback in current simulators teaching laparoscopic surgical skills. DATA SOURCES: The databases of Pubmed, Cochrane, Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched to retrieve relevant studies published until January 31st, 2017....