Background
The handling of surgical instruments is a basic requirement in the medical environment. To reduce the workload and risks to personnel, such as high and low temperatures, toxicity, or radiation, automation is becoming the future trend.
Research Objectives
Develop robotic hand technology capable of grasping medical devices of various shapes and materials.
Methods
For different scenarios, composite gripping technologies will be developed, including vacuum suction cups, mechanical grippers, and Granular Jamming grippers.
Innovation
A single robotic hand combined with multiple gripping mechanisms can improve gripping stability and reduce the need to switch between robotic hands for handling different surgical instruments.
Expected Outcomes
Constructing an innovative surgical instrument grasping robot, and developing relevant handling technologies for different application scenarios.