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Biomimetic Tactile Sensing Capsule

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Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Living Machines 2015)

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Here we present a tactile sensing capsule endoscopy system. Whilst current capsule endoscopy utilises cameras to diagnose lesions on the surface of the gastrointestinal tract lumen, this proposal uses remote palpation to stimulate a bio-inspired tactile sensing surface that deforms under the impression of hard raised objects. This provides the capability to characterise tissue density and lesions more deeply than the lumen surface.

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  1. Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

    Benjamin Winstone, Tony Pipe, Chris Melhuish & Sanja Dogramadzi

  2. Department of Radiology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK

    Mark Callaway

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  1. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Stuart P. Wilson

  2. Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

  3. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Anna Mura

  4. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Tony J. Prescott

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Winstone, B., Pipe, T., Melhuish, C., Dogramadzi, S., Callaway, M. (2015). Biomimetic Tactile Sensing Capsule. In: Wilson, S., Verschure, P., Mura, A., Prescott, T. (eds) Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9222. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_12

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