title: Robotic assistants aid surgeons during minimally invasive procedures.
authors.affiliation: Center for Automation Technologies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA. wen@cat.rpi.edu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wen
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D017276:Friction; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000295:instrumentation; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012371:Robotics; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation