A teleoperated robotic system that includes master control arms, slave arms, and a mobile platform. In use, a user manipulates the master control arms to control movement of the slave arms. The teleoperated robotic system can include two master control arms and two slave arms. The master control arms and the slave arms can be mounted on the platform. The platform can provide support for the master control arms and for a teleoperator, or user, of the robotic system. Thus, a mobile platform can allow the robotic system to be moved from place to place to locate the slave arms in a position for use. Additionally, the user can be positioned on the platform, such that the user can see and hear, directly, the slave arms and the workspace in which the slave arms operate.

In a handle unit for interventional procedure, a master device for interventional procedure, and a remote control interventional procedure system, the handle unit is gripped by an operator. The handle unit includes a gripper, a mode selection module and a linear motion module. The gripper is gripped by the operator. The mode selection module is equipped to the gripper, and selects one of motion modes including a linear motion mode, a rotational motion mode and a plane motion mode. The needle linearly moves with one degree of freedom in the linear motion mode. The needle rotationally moves with two degrees of freedom in the rotational motion mode. The needle moves in a plane with two degrees of freedom in the plane motion mode. The linear motion module performs the linear motion of the needle based on the selection of the mode selection module, and is equipped to the gripper.

There is provided a tactile sensation presenting device including a plurality of tactile sensation presenting units that presents a tactile sensation based on control information, and a control unit that generates the control information which is different for each of the plurality of tactile sensation presenting units, based on information which is generated by an operation tool and is related to contact between the operation tool and an object. The control unit further provides the control information to each of the plurality of tactile sensation presenting units.

A master-slave system includes a master unit, a slave unit, and a control device. The control device includes first circuitry that determines a first relationship that is a relationship between a slave coordinate system and an object coordinate system, second circuitry that determines a second relationship that is a relationship between a master coordinate system and the object coordinate system, and third circuitry that outputs an operational command for causing the slave unit to operate according to operational information of the master unit, the first relationship, and the second relationship. When the object coordinate system is moved, the first circuitry newly determines the first relationship after the movement based on the moved object coordinate system and the slave coordinate system, and the second-circuitry determines the second relationship after the movement, as a relationship similar to the second relationship before the movement.

An electronic device comprises a haptic feedback system. The haptic feedback system includes a first haptic actuator coupled to a controller via a first set of two or more electrodes, and a second haptic actuator coupled to the first haptic actuator, and further coupled to the controller via a second set of two or more electrodes. The controller is configured to provide a first drive signal to the first haptic actuator via the first set of two or more electrodes, and to provide a second drive signal, different from the first drive signal, to the second haptic actuator via the second set of two or more electrodes. Combining two haptic actuators allows for a broader range of feedback and a heightened user experience.

There is provided an information processing device and method capable of performing remote control with higher accuracy. With respect to a plurality of observation points of a device serving as an interface, haptic data including at least one piece of kinesthetic data including information on a kinesthetic sensation detected at the observation points, tactile data including information on a tactile sensation detected at the observation points, and force data including information on a magnitude of force applied to the observation points is transmitted. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an information processing device, a control device, an electronic apparatus, an information processing method, a program, or the like.

A surgical robot includes an operation part that includes a movable part moved by a force applied by an operation by a user, an action part that performs an action according to the operation, a drive part that supplies a driving force to the action part, an operation controller that controls a movement of the movable part, and a controller that implements an operation force setter that sets a magnitude of a resistance force that is a force in a direction opposite to a direction of the movement of the movable part. The operation force setter sets the magnitude of the resistance force based on a resistance parameter set in advance, and the operation controller applies, to the movable part, the resistance force having the magnitude set by the operation force setter.

A surgical robot includes a robot arm, an operation device that is operated by a user to perform an operation of the robot arm, an actuator that supplies a driving force to the robot arm, and hardware control logic or a processor that sets a magnitude of an operation reaction force a direction opposite to an operation direction of the operation device, and applies the operation reaction force having the magnitude set by the reaction force setter to the operation device. The magnitude of the operation reaction force is set based on change information about a change in the driving force supplied by the actuator and based on a conversion coefficient.

A control device for robot arm is provided that comprises: an elastic member comprising a palm portion and a finger portion, the palm portion being coupled to the finger portion, the elastic member being adapted to receive a part of body of a user; a detecting electrode located on an inner surface of the palm portion and configured to detect a surface electromyogram signal of the part of body for identifying a gesture of the part of body of the user; a sensor located on the elastic member for acquiring data relating to a three-dimensional motion of the part of body of the user to identify the three-dimensional motion of the part of body of the user, wherein the surface electromyogram signal and the data relating the three-dimensional motion are adaptable to be used to control the robot arm to perform the gesture and the three-dimensional motion.

An example method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computing device includes receiving an input indicating a target pose of the robot, providing for display on the GUI of the computing device a transparent representation of the robot as a preview of the target pose in combination with the textured model of the robot indicating the current state of the robot, generating a boundary illustration on the GUI representative of a limit of a range of motion of the robot, based on the target pose extending the robot beyond the boundary illustration, modifying characteristics of the transparent representation of the robot and of the boundary illustration on the GUI to inform of an invalid pose, and based on the target pose being a valid pose, sending instructions to the robot causing the robot to perform the target pose.