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Moreover, the impact of inter-joint distance adjustments on motion volume and obstructed value for vertical needle driving remains unclear, necessitating further investigation. We aimed to evaluate the effect of inter-joint distances in robotic forceps on a needle driving task that simulated vertical needle driving in a choledochojejunostomy for congenital biliary dilatation in children using a virtual reality simulator.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We examined the relationship between variations in inter-joint distances, motion volume, and obstructed value. Four pediatric surgeons performed an experimental task, passing a needle through two rings using the right robotic forceps. Based on these results, the inter-joint distances were adjusted through an optimum design approach, which adopted the weighted\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <jats:alternatives>\n                          <jats:tex-math>$$l_{p} $$<\/jats:tex-math>\n                          <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                            <mml:msub>\n                              <mml:mi>l<\/mml:mi>\n                              <mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <\/mml:msub>\n                          <\/mml:math>\n                        <\/jats:alternatives>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      norm method. We then compared the robotic forceps before and after optimization to evaluate changes in the motion volume and obstructed value.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We observed a trade-off between motion volume and obstructed value in vertical needle driving. Adjusting inter-joint distances improved motion volume for Participants A, B, and C. However, obstructed value did not improve across all participants. This was attributed to the five-joint robotic forceps used in the study. The impact of inter-joint distances on the obstructed value may be limited when the number of joints remains constant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We verified the impact of inter-joint distances on vertical needle driving, considering the narrow surgical workspace and the specific requirements of pediatric surgery. Our findings suggest that adjusting inter-joint distances can improve motion volume in vertical needle driving. 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