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Multiple needles are inserted around the tumor, ideally in parallel, to achieve uniform electric field distribution. This paper presents a robot utilizing a grid system to enable multiple needles insertion while maintaining parallelism between them.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The robotic system has two degrees of freedom, which allow for the adjustment of the grid system to accommodate targeting lesions in various positions. The robot\u2019s performance was evaluated by testing its accuracy across various configurations and target depth locations, as well as its ability to maintain the needle parallelism.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The robot has dimensions of <jats:inline-formula><jats:alternatives><jats:tex-math>$${\\phi }$$<\/jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                    <mml:mi>\u03d5<\/mml:mi>\n                  <\/mml:math><\/jats:alternatives><\/jats:inline-formula> 134 mm and a height of 46 mm, with a total weight of 295 g. The system accuracy test showed that the robot can precisely target points across different target depths and needle orientations, with an average error of <jats:inline-formula><jats:alternatives><jats:tex-math>$$2.71\\pm 0.68$$<\/jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                    <mml:mrow>\n                      <mml:mn>2.71<\/mml:mn>\n                      <mml:mo>\u00b1<\/mml:mo>\n                      <mml:mn>0.68<\/mml:mn>\n                    <\/mml:mrow>\n                  <\/mml:math><\/jats:alternatives><\/jats:inline-formula> mm. Moreover, multiple insertions at different grid locations reveal needle orientation deviations typically below <jats:inline-formula><jats:alternatives><jats:tex-math>$$1^{\\circ }$$<\/jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                    <mml:msup>\n                      <mml:mn>1<\/mml:mn>\n                      <mml:mo>\u2218<\/mml:mo>\n                    <\/mml:msup>\n                  <\/mml:math><\/jats:alternatives><\/jats:inline-formula>.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This study presented the design and validation of a robotic grid system. The robot is capable of maintaining insertion accuracy and needle parallelism during multiple needle insertions at various robot configurations. 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