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CASE 13 / Medical

Origami mechanisms for smaller manipulation

The miniature teleoperated mini-RCM demonstrates tracing and simulated retinal-vein cannulation.

Harvard · mini-RCM2020
Origami mechanisms for smaller manipulation
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01 / STUDY

Mechanism and experiments

Origami-inspired structures and compliant actuators support tiny tracing tasks and needle insertion into a silicone tube.

02 / CONTEXT

Test conditions and scope

Cannulation tests used silicone tubing to model retinal-vein manipulation.

03 / SOURCE

Papers and primary sources

Cutting surgical robots down to size
Wyss Institute at Harvard University · research report
Wyss Institute · 2020