Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Today's Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach

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Matteo Cianchetti; Tommaso Ranzani; Giada Gerboni; Thrishantha Nanayakkara; Kaspar Althoefer; Prokar Dasgupta; Arianna Menciassi
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