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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: IEEE Trans Med Robot Bionics. 2023 Sep 14;5(4):1105–1109. doi: 10.1109/tmrb.2023.3315476

TABLE I:

Comparison of relevant grasper literature

Author Year Outer Diameter Actuation Method Structure Type Intended Tool Structure

Brumfiel et al. [17] 2022 1.69 mm Tendon Driven Rigid Steerable
Arata et al. [13] 2019 3 mm Push/pull Springs Compliant Rigid
Craker et al. [15] 2020 3 mm SMA Springs Compliant Rigid
Hong et al. [10] 2012 > 3 mm Tendon Driven Compliant Rigid
Lim et al. [14] 2021 3.2 mm Magnetically Actuated Compliant Rigid
Forbrigger et al. [11] 2019 4 mm Magnetically Actuated Compliant Not Specified
Aguirre et al. [8] 2015 5 mm Push/pull rods Compliant Rigid
Jovanova et al. [9] 2018 5 mm Push/pull rod Compliant Not Specified
Huan et al. [18] 2021 10 mm Push/pull Rods Rigid Rigid
Orekhov et al. [12] 2015 12 mm Tendon Driven Rigid Steerable