Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) offers significant benefits, such as reduced recovery time and minimised patient trauma, but poses challenges in visibility and access, making accurate 3D reconstruction a significant tool in surgical planning and navigation. This work introduces a robotic arm platform for efficient multi-view image acquisition and precise 3D reconstruction in MIS settings. We adap...Show More
The optoelectronic microrobot is an advanced light-controlled micromanipulation technology which has particular promise for collecting and transporting sensitive microscopic objects such as biological cells. However, wider application of the technology is currently limited by a reliance on manual control and a lack of methods for simultaneous manipulation of multiple microrobotic actuators. In thi...Show More
Optoelectronic tweezer-driven microrobots (OETdMs) are a versatile micromanipulation technology based on the application of light induced dielectrophoresis to move small dielectric structures (microrobots) across a photoconductive substrate. The microrobots in turn can be used to exert forces on secondary objects and carry out a wide range of micromanipulation operations, including collecting, tra...Show More