User interface devices for use in robotic surgery

This invention describes a handheld device designed to control surgical robots. It features a flexible outer casing that a user can squeeze. Inside, a capacitive sensor detects how much the casing deforms when squeezed, and this specific squeezing action is then translated into commands for the robotic system.

Why it matters: Since 2021, advancements in flexible electronics and materials science have made integrating capacitive sensors into deformable housings more robust and precise, potentially improving the reliability of such a control interface.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateFlexible housing, capacitive deformation sensor

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