telemanipulator

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tel·e·ma·nip·u·la·tor

 (tĕl′ə-mə-nĭp′yə-lā′tər)
n.
A device for transmitting hand and finger movements to a remote robotic device in order to manipulate objects that are too dangerous, heavy, small, far away, or otherwise difficult to handle directly.
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References in periodicals archive
Bowersox, "Microvascular anastomoses performed in rats using a microsurgical telemanipulator," Computer Aided Surgery, vol.
Extended videoscopic robotic thymectomy with the da vinci telemanipulator for the treatment of myasthenia gravis: The Vienna experience.
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Augmented reality: a class of displays on the reality-virtuality continuum, Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies 2351: 282-292.
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It is in effect a computer-refined telemanipulator with hyper-flexible end-effectors and a high definition three-dimensional imaging system accessed at an ergonomic console.
Baur, "Novel interfaces for remote driving: gesture, haptic and PDA," in Mobile Robots XV and Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technology VII, vol.
Kishino, "Augmented reality: a class of displays on the reality-virtuality continuum," in Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies, vol.
MIT-MANUS: A workstation for manual therapy and training II, International society of optical engineering (SPIE) Telemanipulator technology Boston, Massachusetts.
A surgical robot (telemanipulator) is a computer assisted, pre-programmed dependent device, which is controlled by the surgeon (Figure 1).
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