We are thrilled to announce the latest contribution to the Open Continuum Robotics Project Blog, marking our first post of 2024 and signaling a return after a hiatus. Authored by Oren Salzman, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, this post represents his inaugural contribution to our blog, and we are delighted to welcome him as a new voice in our effort to knowledge mobilization. In his post, Oren discusses the algorithmic challenges in motion planning for minimally-invasive surgery in the context of needle steering. Did you know that the majority of proposed planners for steerable needles do not formally guarantee completeness, let alone optimality? Oren summarizes recent research efforts to covercome this major limitation. https://lnkd.in/gQ8biKrD #robotics #continuumrobotics #medicalrobotics #innovation #knowledgesharing
