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View article: Hyper Yoshimura: How a slight tweak on a classical folding pattern unleashes meta-stability for deployable robots
Hyper Yoshimura: How a slight tweak on a classical folding pattern unleashes meta-stability for deployable robots Open
Deployable structures inspired by origami have provided lightweight, compact, and reconfigurable solutions for various robotic and architectural applications. However, creating an integrated structural system that can effectively balance t…
View article: Applying and Verifying a Small Language Model on Inexpensive Hardware
Applying and Verifying a Small Language Model on Inexpensive Hardware Open
We applied the Phi3 Mini SLM on a Raspberry Pi 5 in two domains - language translation and robot control. To compensate for hallucinations, we included a feedback loop in both applications. Although Phi3 Mini runs slowly, it suffices to te…
View article: Augmenting Human-Inspired Phase Variables Using a Canonical Dynamical System
Augmenting Human-Inspired Phase Variables Using a Canonical Dynamical System Open
Accurately parameterizing human gait cycles is crucial for developing control systems for lower-limb wearable robots. Previous studies on characterizing human gait cycle investigated the use of human-inspired phase variables, but they lack…
View article: "Golden Ratio Yoshimura" for Meta-Stable and Massively Reconfigurable Deployment
"Golden Ratio Yoshimura" for Meta-Stable and Massively Reconfigurable Deployment Open
Yoshimura origami is a classical folding pattern that has inspired many deployable structure designs. Its applications span from space exploration, kinetic architectures, and soft robots to even everyday household items. However, despite i…
View article: Soft Robotics for Fall Mitigation: Preliminary Design and Evaluation of a Wearable System using Continuum Robots
Soft Robotics for Fall Mitigation: Preliminary Design and Evaluation of a Wearable System using Continuum Robots Open
Falls can lead to serious consequences such as bone fractures or even death. Various fall protection devices such as mobile walkers, wearable airbags and lower-limb wearable robots have been developed to provide balance support or mitigate…
View article: The Claw: An Avian-Inspired, Large Scale, Hybrid Rigid-Continuum Gripper
The Claw: An Avian-Inspired, Large Scale, Hybrid Rigid-Continuum Gripper Open
Most robotic hands have been created at roughly the scale of the human hand, with rigid components forming the core structural elements of the fingers. This focus on the human hand has concentrated attention on operations within the human …
View article: Cable failure tolerant control and planning in a planar reconfigurable cable driven parallel robot
Cable failure tolerant control and planning in a planar reconfigurable cable driven parallel robot Open
The addition of geometric reconfigurability in a cable driven parallel robot (CDPR) introduces kinematic redundancies which can be exploited for manipulating structural and mechanical properties of the robot through redundancy resolution. …
View article: Continuum Robots: An Overview
Continuum Robots: An Overview Open
Continuum Robots The cover illustrates three continuum robots accessing a nuclear facility through pipes, with a pneumatically actuated robot manipulating a radioactive component, a tendon-driven continuum robot performing a laser machinin…
View article: Continuum Robots: An Overview
Continuum Robots: An Overview Open
Herein, recent advances, current limitations, and open challenges in the design, modeling, and control of continuum robots are discussed. Thanks to their lean bodies, these robots achieve a long reach through narrow and tortuous environmen…
View article: Motonormativity: how social norms hide a major public health hazard
Motonormativity: how social norms hide a major public health hazard Open
Decisions about motor transport, by individuals and policy-makers, show unconscious biases due to cultural assumptions about the role of private cars-a phenomenon we term motonormativity. To explore this claim, a national sample of 2157 UK…
View article: Motornomativity: How Social Norms Hide a Major Public Health Hazard
Motornomativity: How Social Norms Hide a Major Public Health Hazard Open
Decisions about motor transport, by individuals and policy-makers, show unconscious biases due to cultural assumptions about the role of private cars - a phenomenon we term motonormativity. To explore this claim, a national sample of 2157 …
View article: Dynamic Capture Using a Traplike Soft Gripper With Stiffness Anisotropy
Dynamic Capture Using a Traplike Soft Gripper With Stiffness Anisotropy Open
Dynamic capture is a common skill that humans have practiced extensively but is a challenging task for robots in which sensing, planning, and actuation must be tightly coordinated to deal with targets of diverse shapes, sizes, and velocity…
View article: A perspective on plant robotics: from bioinspiration to hybrid systems
A perspective on plant robotics: from bioinspiration to hybrid systems Open
As miscellaneous as the Plant Kingdom is, correspondingly diverse are the opportunities for taking inspiration from plants for innovations in science and engineering. Especially in robotics, properties like growth, adaptation to environmen…
View article: Mallard (<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i>) drake observed consuming an adult Western Tiger Salamander (<i>Ambystoma mavortium</i>)
Mallard (<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i>) drake observed consuming an adult Western Tiger Salamander (<i>Ambystoma mavortium</i>) Open
We observed a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) drake consuming an adult Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of this predator–…
View article: A Failure Identification and Recovery Framework for a Planar Reconfigurable Cable Driven Parallel Robot
A Failure Identification and Recovery Framework for a Planar Reconfigurable Cable Driven Parallel Robot Open
In cable driven parallel robots (CDPRs), a single cable malfunction usually induces complete failure of the entire robot. However, the lost static workspace (due to failure) can often be recovered through reconfiguration of the cable attac…
View article: Hemostats in Spine Surgery: Literature Review and Expert Panel Recommendations
Hemostats in Spine Surgery: Literature Review and Expert Panel Recommendations Open
Bleeding in spine surgery is a common occurrence but when bleeding is uncontrolled the consequences can be severe due to the potential for spinal cord compression and damage to the central nervous system. There are many factors that influe…
View article: Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Hip and Knee Replacement: One European Consensus
Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Hip and Knee Replacement: One European Consensus Open
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication in total hip and knee replacement. Its prevention is key to decrease the incidence and avoid some consequences that seriously impact patients and health systems. In view of…
View article: Huawei H12-111_V2.5 Dumps - Pass With Real H12-111_V2.5 Exam Questions
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View article: A Failure Identification and Recovery Framework for a Planar Reconfigurable Cable Driven Parallel Robot
A Failure Identification and Recovery Framework for a Planar Reconfigurable Cable Driven Parallel Robot Open
In cable driven parallel robots (CDPRs), a single cable malfunction usually induces complete failure of the entire robot. However, the lost static workspace (due to failure) can often be recovered through reconfiguration of the cable attac…
View article: A Novel Variable Stiffness Soft Robotic Gripper
A Novel Variable Stiffness Soft Robotic Gripper Open
We propose a novel tri-fingered soft robotic gripper with decoupled stiffness and shape control capability for performing adaptive grasping with minimum system complexity. The proposed soft fingers adaptively conform to object shapes facil…
View article: How much does degree choice matter?
How much does degree choice matter? Open
Using a large and novel administrative dataset, this paper investigates variation in returnsto different higher education 'degrees' (subject-institution combinations) in the United King-dom. Conditioning on a rich set background characteri…
View article: The Challenges of Inferring Organic Function from Structure and Its Emulation in Biomechanics and Biomimetics
The Challenges of Inferring Organic Function from Structure and Its Emulation in Biomechanics and Biomimetics Open
The discipline called biomimetics attempts to create synthetic systems that model the behavior and functions of biological systems. At a very basic level, this approach incorporates a philosophy grounded in modeling either the behavior or …
View article: Cosserat Rod-Based Dynamic Modeling of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots: A Tutorial
Cosserat Rod-Based Dynamic Modeling of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots: A Tutorial Open
This article provides a tutorial on the dynamic modeling of continuum robots. Continuum robots (CRs) have gained popularity in recent years due to their flexible backbone structure. Modeling and control of CRs motivate accurate and efficie…
View article: Exploring consensus for the optimal sealant use to prevent air leak following lung surgery: a modified Delphi survey from The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Exploring consensus for the optimal sealant use to prevent air leak following lung surgery: a modified Delphi survey from The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Open
OBJECTIVES The use of sealants is one of the methods available to reduce the occurrence of intraoperative air leaks. The objective of this modified Delphi survey among ESTS members is to understand the attitudes of clinicians to the optima…
View article: Searching and Intertwining: Climbing Plants and GrowBots
Searching and Intertwining: Climbing Plants and GrowBots Open
Applications in remote inspection and medicine have motivated the recent development of innovative thin, flexible-backboned robots. However, such robots often experience difficulties in maintaining their intended posture under gravitationa…
View article: Searching and Intertwining: Climbing Plants and GrowBots
Searching and Intertwining: Climbing Plants and GrowBots Open
Applications in remote inspection and medicine have motivated the recent development of innovative thin, flexible-backboned robots. However, such robots often experience difficulties in maintaining their intended posture under gravitationa…
View article: Opportunities and Challenges in Soft Robotics
Opportunities and Challenges in Soft Robotics Open
Soft Robotics has emerged as a new and rapidly evolving interdisciplinary research area. This technology can provide a wide range of opportunities to create machines with unprecedented mechanical functionalities, as well as robots that are…