Haptic Feedback for Soft-Tissue Robotic Surgery: from Training Palpation to Haptic Augmentation KU Leuven
Robotic minimally invasive surgery (RMIS) is a field in full development. Since evidence of the benefits of robotic approaches are surfacing the field, RMIS is receiving an increased interest by both academia and industry. There are nevertheless some major hurdles to this technology. Apart from the cost, a major impediment to its adoption is the long learning curve. As in RMIS the surgeon is decoupled from the patient and only interacts ...