The Feasibility of Societal Cost Equivalence between Robotic Hysterectomy and Alternate Hysterectomy Methods for Endometrial Cancer by Neel T. Shah, Kelly N. Wright, Gudrun M. Jonsdottir, Selena Jorgensen, Jon I. Einarsson, Michael G. Muto

“…We assess whether it is feasible for robotic hysterectomy for endometrial cancer to be less expensive to society than traditional laparoscopic hysterectomy or abdominal hysterectomy. …”
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Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report by Kathryn M. Jan, Anthony Q. Dao, Ravi Joshi, Sreekanth Cheruku, Suzanne Dellaria, Kunal Karamchandani

“…We describe the development of cardiac tamponade following an initially uneventful robotic lung resection surgery and its prompt detection using POCUS. …”
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Remote Ultrasound Scan Procedures with Medical Robots: Towards New Perspectives between Medicine and Engineering by Maide Bucolo, Gea Bucolo, Arturo Buscarino, Agata Fiumara, Luigi Fortuna, Salvina Gagliano

“…Physicians’ experience is included to indicate the importance of their role in the design of improved medical robots. From this perspective, novel classes of equipment for remote diagnostics based on medical robotics are discussed in terms of innovative engineering technologies. …”
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Model Predictive Control for an Aerial Tree-Pruning Robot Based on Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers by Changliang Xu, Zhong Yang, Hao Xu, Qiuyan Zhang, Dongsheng Zhou, Kaiwen Lu, Jiaming Han, Luwei Liao

“…However, the long arm of the pruning tool results in much higher rotational inertia of the robot, which brings difficulties for the robot to remain stable. …”
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Synthesis and Numerical Analysis of Compliant Devices: A Topology Optimization Approach for Mechanisms and Robotic Systems by S. Premanand, G. Arunkumar, Venkatesa Prabhu Sundramurthy

“…The topology optimization design invariably shall be used in various applications such as four bar mechanisms, robotics designs, aircraft engineering designs, and many other mechanical innovative systems for improving the efficiency in the system. …”
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Robot-Assisted Removal of a Partially Intravesical Intrauterine Device (IUD) and Large Bladder Stone by Cassandra Heaney, Paul Lee, Andrew Winer

“…Removal of the intravesical IUD and stone was achieved with cystoscopy, cystolitholapaxy, and robot-assisted laparoscopic cystotomy.…”
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The learning curve for hood‐sparing robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy: A single‐surgeon experience by Keith R. S. Simpson, Jamie Krishnan, Linda Taylor, Alan McNeill, Daniel W. Good

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Adaptive Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control for Mobile Robots Based on High-Gain Observers by Haitao Liu, Jianhao Nie, Jian Sun, Xuehong Tian

“…Second, a double-power sliding mode surface is designed to improve the response speed of the robot system. Finally, a high-gain observer is employed to estimate the speed information. …”
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Robust Sliding Mode Control of Robot Manipulators Using the Fourier Series Expansion in the Presence of Uncertainty by Abdullah Hadipoor, Siamak Azargoshasb, Abdolrasool Ghasemi

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Care partner experience with telepresence robots in long-term care during COVID-19 pandemic by Grace Hu, Joey Wong, Lily Haopu Ren, Sarah Kleiss, Annette Berndt, Lily Wong, Ali Hussein, Nazia Ahmed, Jim Mann, Lillian Hung

“…Care partners reported positive benefits of having the robot assist their virtual visits. However, further research is needed to determine the sustainability of robot implementation among diverse geographic regions and care home compositions.…”
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Kinematical Research of Free-Floating Space-Robot System at Position Level Based on Screw Theory by Yong Wang, Xiaojun Liang, Kejie Gong, Ying Liao

“…Kinematics of a free-floating space-robot system is a fundamental and complex subject. …”
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Collision detection and external force estimation for robot manipulators using a composite momentum observer by Benaoumeur Ibari, Mourad Hebali, Baghdadi Rezali, Menaouer Bennaoum

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Development of a Robotic Catheter Manipulation System Based on BP Neural Network PID Controller by Xu Ma, Jinpeng Zhou, Xu Zhang, Qi Zhou

“…The purpose of this study is to develop a catheter operating system of surgical robot to assist doctors in remote operation and avoid the influence of radiation. …”
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Position Control of the Single Spherical Wheel Mobile Robot by Using the Fuzzy Sliding Mode Controller by Hamed Navabi, Soroush Sadeghnejad, Sepehr Ramezani, Jacky Baltes

“…A spherical wheel robot or Ballbot—a robot that balances on an actuated spherical ball—is a new and recent type of robot in the popular area of mobile robotics. …”
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A fast registration method for multi-view point clouds with low overlap in robotic measurement by Chuangchuang Li, Xubin Lin, Zhaoyang Liao, Hongmin Wu, Zhihao Xu, Xuefeng Zhou

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A Light-and-Fast SLAM Algorithm for Robots in Indoor Environments Using Line Segment Map by Bor-Woei Kuo, Hsun-Hao Chang, Yung-Chang Chen, Shi-Yu Huang

“…Journal of Robotics…”
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Inchworm Robots Utilizing Friction Changes in Magnetorheological Elastomer Footpads Under Magnetic Field Influence by Yun Xue, Chul-Hee Lee

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Robotic Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy With Vein Resection and Reconstruction: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis by Niccolò Napoli, MD, PhD, FEBS, Emanuele Federico Kauffmann, MD, PhD, FEBS, Michael Ginesini, MD, Armando Di Dato, MD, Virginia Viti, MD, Cesare Gianfaldoni, MD, Lucrezia Lami, MD, Carla Cappelli, MD, Maria Isabella Rotondo, MD, Daniela Campani, MD, Gabriella Amorese, MD, Caterina Vivaldi, MD, Silvia Cesario, MD, Laura Bernardini, MD, Enrico Vasile, MD, Fabio Vistoli, MD, PhD, FEBS, Ugo Boggi, MD, FEBS

“…Background:. Robotic pancreatoduodenectomy has been gaining momentum in recent years. …”
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Hands-Free Maneuvers of Robotic Vehicles via Human Intentions Understanding Using Wearable Sensing by Weitian Wang, Rui Li, Longxiang Guo, Z. Max Diekel, Yunyi Jia

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An Open-Source 3D Printed Three-Fingered Robotic Gripper for Adaptable and Effective Grasping by Francisco Yumbla, Emiliano Quinones Yumbla, Erick Mendoza, Cristobal Lara, Javier Pagalo, Efraín Terán, Redhwan Algabri, Myeongyun Doh, Tuan Luong, Hyungpil Moon

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