
Readme for Paper contribution #1743 with video:

a. Description:

This video shows the structure, the setup, and Pro/E animation of the proposed two-armed hybrid robotic system. From the video, readers can identify how this system works as manipulating surgical tools inside the vitreous body of the eye and rotating the eyeball for surgical field visibility. Readers can also get an idea how ophthalmic surgeries are performed and how a surgery can be improved with this robotic system.

b. Player Information:

This video is of "mpg" format and can be played under all regular players, e.g., Microsoft Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, QuickTime, etc.

c. Contact Information:

Correspondence Author:	Dr. Nabil Simaan

			Assistant Professor
			Advanced Robotics and Mechanism Applications (ARMA) Lab
			Department of Mechanical Engineering 
			Columbia University, USA

Mailing Address:	Room 234 S.W. Mudd Building
			500 West 120th Street
			New York, NY, 10027, USA

Telephone Number:	1-212-854-2957 (Office)
			1-212-854-7715 (lab)

Fax Number:		1-212-854-3304

Email:			ns2236@columbia.edu 


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