A reconfigurable modular robotic endoluminal surgical system: vision and preliminary results

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported in part by the European Commission, in the framework of the ARES Project(Assembling Reconfiurable Endoluminal Surgical system). The authors Would like to thank Professor Alfred Cuschieri for his medical consultancy. The authors are grateful to Mr. Nicodemo Funaro for the manufacturing of the prototypes and Ms. Sara Condino for her invaluable technical support.