SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING AN END-EFFECTOR ON A SURGICAL ROBOT

摘要

Devices, systems, and methods for automatically exchanging a first end-effector on a robot arm with a second end-effector housed in a docking station. The first end-effector may have a clamp that either engages or disengages the robot arm based upon an application of force of the robot arm onto the end-effector. The clamp may have a spring loaded clip that disengages the first end-effector to allow the robot arm to move away from the released first end-effector. The robot arm may be configured to automatically move to a port of a docking station housing the desired second end-effector using magnetic coils on the robot arm and the docking station to guide the robot arm.