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Being able to perform a surgical intervention in a minimal-invasive way depends on the availability of miniature surgical devices. However, miniaturization per se bears many challenges. In particular, when functionality, versatility, as well as properties like accuracy, precision, and high forces are key requirements for the miniaturized tools.
At the BIROMED-Lab, we are convinced that nature is the best inspiration for tackling the challenge of miniaturization while increasing functionality and improving device performance. Nature has spent millions of years evolving different solutions for the daily challenges of life forms in different orders of size. This short paper intends to highlight a few possibilities, where we can profit from nature’s evolution for accelerating the development of miniature surgical devices for the benefit of patients.
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This work was supported as a part of NCCR Robotics, a National Centre of Competence in Research, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant number 51NF\(40\_185543\)) and the MIRACLE project, funded by the Werner Siemens Foundation.
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Rauter, G., Fasel, L., Eugster, M., Gerig, N. (2022). Bio-inspired Structural Intelligence for Miniature Robots in Minimal-Invasive Surgery. In: Kecskeméthy, A., Parenti-Castelli, V. (eds) ROMANSY 24 - Robot Design, Dynamics and Control. ROMANSY 2022. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 606. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06409-8_3
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