Abstract: Abstract-First demonstration of a pneumatic soft continuum robot integrated in series with a rigid robot arm safely performing tele-operated diathermic tissue cutting. The rigid arm autonomously maintains a safe tool contact force, while the soft arm manually follows the desired cutting path. Ex-vivo experimentation demonstrates sub-millimetric deviations from target paths.
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