Design of a novel wearable laparoscope manipulator : SMART ( Synthetic Muscle Actuator based Robotic Technology )

This paper describes the development of a novel wearable laparoscope manipulator which is put on the surface of the patient’s hypogastric region, using the artificial muscles. The manipulator was composed of a Stewart-Gough Platform with six degrees of freedom. This manipulator is compact and very lightweight. Its weight is 364g. This manipulator can be sterilized and cleaned, and this manipulator can use general laparoscope.The manipulator’s concept is designed with two major criteria: safety and adaptability.

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