Abstract: A teleoperable manipulator system can comprise a table assembly, a rail coupled to the table assembly, and a manipulator coupled to the rail. The table assembly comprises a platform configured to support a body, the platform having lateral and longitudinal dimensions. The manipulator is translatable relative to the rail along a longitudinal dimension of the rail. The manipulator comprises a proximal link assembly comprising a proximal arm coupled to the rail by one or more proximal joints. The proximal arm is extendable in length.

Abstract: A teleoperable manipulator system includes a table assembly, a rail coupled to the table assembly, and first and second manipulators coupled to the rail. The table assembly includes a platform configured to support a body. The first and second manipulators include respective proximal arms coupled to the rail and respective distal portions coupled to the proximal arms and configured to support an instrument mounted thereon. The proximal arms of the first and second manipulators are translatable relative to the rail along a longitudinal dimension of the rail and are rotatable relative to the rail about a first axis perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the rail. The proximal arms of the first and second manipulators are positionable in a nested configuration relative to one another.

Abstract: A sterile drape assembly for draping equipment to create a sterile barrier around the equipment may comprise a hollow elongated drape body and a closure mechanism. The drape body extends between a first end and a second end and has a first drape portion comprising the first end and a second drape portion comprising the second end. The closure mechanism releasably closes, or is configured to releasably close, the first end of the drape body. The sterile drape assembly has a partially inverted state in which the first drape portion is folded back over and covers the second drape portion, and the second drape portion defines a partially enclosed interior volume configured to receive at least a first portion of the equipment.

Abstract: A computer-assisted system can comprise an instrument configured to be at least partially inserted through a body wall from an external workspace to an internal workspace within a body; and a controller configured to generate a first three-dimensional model of the internal workspace in which a first portion of the instrument is inserted during performance of a medical procedure using the instrument, generate a second three-dimensional model of an external workspace in which a second portion of the instrument is located during the performance of the medical procedure, based on the first three-dimensional model and the second three-dimensional model, determine an internal geometry within the internal workspace defining a reachable volume within the internal workspace within which the instrument may be positioned, and provide output related to performance of the medical procedure based on the determined internal geometry.

Abstract: A device can include a hinge mechanism rotatably coupling a first portion of the device to a second portion of the device. The hinge mechanism is configured to automatically open the device. The device can also include a damper configured to control a rate at which the hinge mechanism automatically opens the device. The hinge mechanism can include a spine hinge, a rolling contact hinge, a film hinge, or a geared link hinge.

Abstract: An apparatus for viewing virtual reality content is discussed in the present application. The apparatus may include a collapsible body and a pair of collapsible hood elements that are coupled to the body. The body may include a pair of lenses. Each of the hood elements may be collapsible into or onto the body. In a collapsed configuration of the apparatus, the hood elements may be collapsed into or onto the body, and a combined body structure that includes the body and the collapsed hood elements may be collapsed into or onto itself.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a body. At least a portion of the body includes one or more instances of magnetic material. The apparatus includes a moveable element coupled to the body and separated by a distance in a first dimension from the portion of the body. The moveable element includes one or more instances of magnetic material, and is configured to move in at least a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension while the distance between the moveable element and the portion of the body remains fixed by the apparatus. At least one instance of the magnetic material in the moveable element repels or attracts at least one instance of the magnetic material in the body.

Abstract: A device can include a hinge mechanism rotatably coupling a first portion of the device to a second portion of the device. The hinge mechanism is configured to automatically open the device. The device can also include a damper configured to control a rate at which the hinge mechanism automatically opens the device. The hinge mechanism can include a spine hinge, a rolling contact hinge, a film hinge, or a geared link hinge.

Abstract: An apparatus for viewing virtual reality content is discussed in the present application. The apparatus may include a collapsible body and a pair of collapsible hood elements that are coupled to the body. The body may include a pair of lenses. Each of the hood elements may be collapsible into or onto the body. In a collapsed configuration of the apparatus, the hood elements may be collapsed into or onto the body, and a combined body structure that includes the body and the collapsed hood elements may be collapsed into or onto itself.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a body. At least a portion of the body includes one or more instances of magnetic material. The apparatus includes a moveable element coupled to the body and separated by a distance in a first dimension from the portion of the body. The moveable element includes one or more instances of magnetic material, and is configured to move in at least a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension while the distance between the moveable element and the portion of the body remains fixed by the apparatus. At least one instance of the magnetic material in the moveable element repels or attracts at least one instance of the magnetic material in the body.