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Original Article

Crimped braided sleeves for soft, actuating arm in robotic abdominal surgery

Yahya ElsayedDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Constantina LekakouDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tommaso RanzaniThe BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Italy
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Matteo CianchettiThe BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Italy
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Mario MorinoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Alberto ArezzoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Arianna MenciassiThe BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Italy
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Tao GengDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Chakravarthini M. SaajDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Pages 204-210 | Received 19 Jun 2014, Accepted 23 Dec 2014, Published online: 06 Mar 2015

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