Bacterial Stigmergy: An Organising Principle of Multicellular Collective Behaviours of Bacteria by Erin S. Gloag, Lynne Turnbull, Cynthia B. Whitchurch

“…This is true for relatively “simple” entities such as microbial communities and robot “swarms,” through to more complex self-organised systems such as those displayed by social insects, migrating herds, and many human activities. …”
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A New Numerical Technique for Index-3 DAEs Arising from Constrained Multibody Mechanical Systems by Brahim Benhammouda

“…To demonstrate the efficiency of the MSPSM and show its applicability, an index-3 nonlinear DAE problem describing a two-link planar robot arm is solved. The numerical results show that the MSPSM is a powerful tool for solving the index-3 DAEs arising from constrained multibody mechanical systems.…”
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Degradation and reliability assessment of accuracy life of RV reducers by XU Hang, NIE Yixuan, WEN Dongjie, REN Jihua, HONG Zhihui

“…ObjectiveThe industrial robot industry has put forward higher requirements for RV reducers, and the precision life reflects the ability of the reducer to maintain transmission accuracy, which is one of the most important design criteria and usage indicators. …”
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Human Position Detection Based on Depth Camera Image Information in Mechanical Safety by Cheng Zhou, Dacong Ren, Xiangyan Zhang, Cungui Yu, Likai Ju

“…Meanwhile, a human position detection method based on Intel RealSense depth camera and MobileNet-SSD algorithm is proposed and applied to robot safety protection. The result shows that the image information collected by the depth camera can detect the human position in real time, which can replace the existing mechanical safety human position detection device. …”
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Robust Optimal Sliding-Mode Tracking Control for a Class of Uncertain Nonlinear MIMO Systems by Haiping Pang, Xiuqin Yang

“…The proposed controller is applied to a two-link robot system, and simulation results show its effectiveness and superiority.…”
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Jiles-Atherton-Based Hysteresis Identification of Joint Resistant Torque in Active Spacesuit Using SA-PSO Algorithm by Zhao-yang Li, Yue-hong Dai, Jun-yao Wang, Peng Tang

“…Firstly, we develop a prototype of the upper limb exoskeleton robot and theoretically analyse the prototype to match astronauts’ motion behavior. …”
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Experimental Investigation into Vibration Characteristics for Damage Minimization in a Lapping Process by J. Suwatthikul, S. Sornmuang, T. Yaemglin, I. Cheowanish, C. Supavasuthi

“…Lapping machines are used in a hard disk rough lapping process where a workpiece (a wafer row bar) is locked with a robot arm and rubbed on a lap plate. In this process, the lap plate’s condition and lifetime are among important concerned factors. …”
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Development and Performance Analysis of Pneumatic Soft-Bodied Bionic Actuator by Wenchuan Zhao, Yu Zhang, Ning Wang

“…The results show that the deformation analysis model and numerical simulation method are accurate, and the pneumatic soft-bodied bionic actuator is feasible and effective, which can provide a design method and reference basis for the research and implementation of soft-bodied bionic robot actuator.…”
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Urinothorax Caused by Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis by Waiel Abusnina, Hazim Bukamur, Zeynep Koc, Fauzi Najar, Nancy Munn, Fuad Zeid

“…This case details the first reported case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis complicated by urinothorax, which resolved on follow-up chest X-ray after robot-assisted nephrectomy.…”
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An Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Search and Collective Cleanup in Complex Environment by Yi Cai, Zhutian Chen, Jun Li, Qing Li, Huaqing Min

“…In traditional methods, robots easily drop into premature convergence. In this paper, we propose a Swarm Intelligence based algorithm to reduce the expectation time for searching targets and removing. …”
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Adaptive Neural Network Motion Control of Manipulators with Experimental Evaluations by S. Puga-Guzmán, J. Moreno-Valenzuela, V. Santibáñez

“…These experimental evaluations were carried in two different mechanical systems: a horizontal two degrees-of-freedom robot and a vertical one degree-of-freedom arm which is affected by the gravitational force. …”
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Improved Normalized Collinearity DV-Hop Algorithm for Node Localization in Wireless Sensor Network by Yunzhou Zhang, Shu Xiang, Wenyan Fu, Dongfei Wei

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The Prevalence of Climacturia in Patients after Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review by João Vítor Ferrão, Alice Scalzilli Becker, Gustavo Konopka, Gustavo Bangemann, Thiago Oliboni, Nilson Marquardt Filho, Carlos Teodósio Da Ros, Gustavo Franco Carvalhal

“…Within these studies, 5,208 patients were evaluated, among which 1,417 cases of climacturia were identified, with a prevalence of 27.2%. When we analyzed the robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) subgroup, the prevalence of climacturia was 5.7% vs 1.8% the open radical prostatectomy (ORP) subgroup. …”
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Effects of Spine Motion on Foot Slip in Quadruped Bounding by Dongliang Chen, Ningjie Li, Guifang Liu, Lei Chen, Yongyuan Wang, Chong Liu, Bo Zhuang

“…Finally, the conclusion was verified by the reductive model crawling robot.…”
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Destrukcyjna siła języka oprawców i potęga mowy ojczystej ofiar — esej o różnych obliczach języka jako wartości w kontekście totalitaryzmu sowieckiego by Jarosław Pacuła

“…Sytuacje ekstremalne, do których niewątpliwie należą sytuacje przymusowego zesłania, przesiedlenia, robót i uwięzienia, odkrywają co najmniej kilka odmiennych i nierzadko sprzecznych ze sobą obrazów języka jako wartości i wartości języka, zależnych od przyjmowanej perspektywy patrzenia na niego i dostrzegania w nim potencjału niezbędnego do realizacji określonych, własnych celów. …”
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Effective Inertial Hand Gesture Recognition Using Particle Filtering Based Trajectory Matching by Zuocai Wang, Bin Chen, Jin Wu

“…Hand gesture recognition has become more and more popular in applications like intelligent sensing, robot control, smart guidance, and so on. In this paper, an inertial sensor based hand gesture recognition method is proposed. …”
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A Panoptic Segmentation for Indoor Environments using MaskDINO: An Experiment on the Impact of Contrast by Khalisha Putri, Ika Candradewi -

“… Robot perception involves recognizing the surrounding environment, particularly in indoor spaces like kitchens, classrooms, and dining areas. …”
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Spinning Process Test and Optical Topography Measurement Technology for the Shell with Longitudinal and Latitudinal Inner Ribs by Wei Liang, Qiongying Lv, Lin Guan, Zhigang Xing

“…The measurement problem of inner ribs is solved by building of the robot shape measurement system which helps detect the three-dimensional shape of the inner ribs, and the precision of the spun sample was detected by the point cloud deviation comparison.…”
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Self-rerouting sensor network for electronic skin resilient to severe damage by T. Ozaki, N. Ohta, M. Fujiyoshi

“…Abstract We propose a network architecture for electronic skin with an extensive sensor array—crucial for enabling robots to perceive their environment and interact effectively with humans. …”
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A Repeatable Optimization for Kinematic Energy System with Its Mobile Manipulator Application by Ying Kong, Ruiyang Zhang, Yunliang Jiang, Xiaoyun Xia

“…Theoretical analysis and verifications show that the proposed optimal kinematic energy scheme accelerates the convergent rate, which is tended to be applied in practical robot kinematics. Simulation results on the manipulator with three mobile wheels substantiate the timeliness and repetitiveness of the proposed optimization scheme.…”
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