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IIT Gandhinagar researchers develop a Virtual Actuation Space to simplify control and enhance precision in flexible tendon-driven robots for complex medical and industrial tasks. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) recently proposed the concept of virtual actuation space (VAS) for simplifying control in Tendon-driven Continuum Robots (TDCRs). These are a type of continuum robots (CR) known for their compactness, lightweight design, and precise control. They have thin wires called tendons that help them bend smoothly and accurately in different directions. Despite these advantages, it can be challenging to choose the right tendon to achieve a desired position or shape of a TDCR. IITGN’s VAS solution promised to address this issue.