Since the emergence of soft robotics around two decades ago, research interest in the field has escalated at a pace. It is fuelled by the industry’s appreciation of the wide range of soft materials available that can be used to create highly dexterous robots with adaptability characteristics far beyond that which can be achieved with rigid component devices. The ability, inherent in soft robots, to compliantly adapt to the environment, has significantly sparked interest from the surgical robotics community. This article provides an in-depth overview of recent progress and outlines the remaining challenges in the development of soft robotics for minimally invasive surgery.

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软机器人辅助微创手术与干预：进展与展望

自大约二十年前软机器人出现以来，对该领域的研究兴趣迅速升级。业界对可用于制造高度灵巧机器人的各种软材料的欣赏推动了这一趋势，其适应性特征远远超出了刚性组件设备所能实现的特性。软机器人固有的适应环境的能力极大地激发了手术机器人社区的兴趣。本文深入概述了最近的进展，并概述了开发用于微创手术的软机器人技术中的剩余挑战。