Ortmaier, Tobias; Weiss, Holger; Falk, Volkmar - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 31 (2004) 6, pp. 493-498
Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery and minimally invasive surgery challenge surgical skills due to the operator's separation from the surgical field and the requirements for long instruments with limited dexterity. To overcome the drawbacks of conventional endoscopic instruments...