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The design concept of a novel vaginal hysterectomy robot which is composed of three compound robots is discussed. The results of in vitro mechanical evaluation of the first two prototypes are reported and ideas for future development discussed.
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Khampitak, K., Neadsanga, W., Taechajedcadarung-Sri, S., Pongpimon, T. (2013). A New Concept for a “Vaginal Hysterectomy” Robot. In: Lee, S., Cho, H., Yoon, KJ., Lee, J. (eds) Intelligent Autonomous Systems 12. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 194. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33932-5_2
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