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PALPABLE Consortium Meets in Trévoux to Review Progress and Next Steps On 30–31 October 2025, the PALPABLE consortium held its M34 plenary meeting in Trévoux ,France, kindly hosted by Sofradim Production SASU . Partners met in person to review overall project progress, align on next steps across work packages, and coordinate upcoming technical and dissemination […]

PALPABLE Workshop at International Congress Showcases Breakthrough in Haptic Feedback for Minimally Invasive Surgery Press Release On 18 June 2025 at the EAES2025 Congress, leading surgeons, researchers, and industry experts gathered in Belgrade, Serbia, to explore and demonstrate the PALPABLE project’s cutting-edge haptic feedback technology designed to restore the sense of touch in minimally invasive

PALPABLE’s Innovative Membrane for Precise Stiffness Detection in MIS PALPABLE researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in tactile sensing technology for minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Researchers Zhenyu Zhang, Martin Angelmahr, Ahmad Abdalwareth and Wolfgang Schade from Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Abu Bakar Dawood and Kaspar Althoefer from Queen Mary University of London and Georgios Violakis and Panagiotis Polygerinos

PALPABLE partners explore Hugo™ robotic-assisted surgery system with Medtronic Virtual Hands-on Experience The PALPABLE consortium had the unique opportunity to gain insights into robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) during a dedicated workshop with Medtronic, the owner of the Hugo™ system and PALPABLE partner. In a live online session, Medtronic’s training manager, Diego Colas, demonstrated how surgeons use the robot.

Research Showcases Capabilities of PALPABLE Optical Fiber-Based Force Sensor The PALPABLE consortium has developed an innovative optical fiber-based force sensor that could significantly improve tactile feedback during minimally invasive surgery (MIS), according to new research published inFrontiers in Frontiers in Robotics and AI. This sensor addresses the challenge surgeons face when assessing tissue characteristics in

New Research Explores Integration of PALPABLE Technology with Robotic Surgery Systems A groundbreaking master’s thesis conducted at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid has laid the foundation for integrating PALPABLE’s innovative haptic feedback technology into robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) systems, specifically focusing on Medtronic’s Hugo™ RAS platform. The research, carried out by Anna Pellisé Tintoré under the supervision of Clàudia Navarro and Blanca Larraga, provides

Latest PALPABLE research presented at TAROS 2024 PALPABLE was proudly featured at this year’s Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems conference (TAROS), hosted by Brunel University London from 21-23 August 2024. TAROS is the longest running UK-hosted international conference on robotics and autonomous systems (RAS). An extended abstract entitled “Variable Stiffness & Dynamic Force Sensor for Tissue Palpation”, was presented

PALPABLE consortium explores latest project advances at Queen Mary University PALPABLE partners came together in London from the 26th to 27th of June to discuss the latest research developments and plan for the coming months, hosted by Queen Mary University of London. All partners, TWI Hellas, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Medtronic,Bendabl, Università degli Studi di Torino, Fraunhofer HHI, The European Association of Endoscopic

PALPABLE partners co-host workshop exploring the role of touch in surgery at Hamlyn Symposium The recent workshop “From Virtual Palpation to Clinical Integration: Exploring the Role of Touch in Medicine and Surgery,” held at the prestigious Hamlyn Symposium, brought together leading experts and innovators from the PALPABLE consortium and beyond. It showcased the groundbreaking work of