Analysis of 3-SPS/S Parallel Mechanism for Human Ankle Rehabilitation and Kinematic by Liu Xingfang, Miao Hongbin, Chen Jingyao, Liu Na

“…The simulation results show that the robot can meet the needs of ankle joint rehabilitation by changing the branching movement input.…”
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Design of Underactuated Manipulator based on Metamorphic Theory by Jialei Bao, Kang Han, Chengpu Zheng, Yu'nan Cao, Kai Sun

“…A new structure of underactuated manipulator is proposed to meet the need of multi-functional end fixture of robot. The most innovative point of the manipulator is that its end knuckle is completely passive envelope， which improves the grasping stability. …”
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A BigBiGAN-Based Loop Closure Detection Algorithm for Indoor Visual SLAM by Qiubo Zhong, Xiaoyi Fang

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Microfluidic biosensors for rapid detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria: recent advances and future perspectives by Jian Zhang, Chuanlong Ma, Yaping Du, Jiangbo Huang, Li Xue

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Parabole d’un ‘éternel retour’ ou voyage vers une post-humanité ? by Orlane Glises de la Rivière

“…While the work is a feat in terms of special effects, it has left its mark on the public with its emblematic character: the robot HAL 9000. This artificial intelligence, pushed to its evolutionary peak, is undoubtedly the most human machine to emerge from science fiction cinema. …”
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Intentionally-underestimated value function at terminal state for temporal-difference learning with mis-designed reward by Taisuke Kobayashi

“…Robot control using reinforcement learning has become popular, but its learning process often terminates midway through an episode for safety and time-saving reasons. …”
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Total Variation Based Perceptual Image Quality Assessment Modeling by Yadong Wu, Hongying Zhang, Ran Duan

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Spermaturia after Radical Prostatectomy: Is Surgical Preservation of Fertility Possible? by Chad Reichard, Edmund S. Sabanegh, J. Stephen Jones, Khaled Fareed

“…We present the first known case of a patient with postejaculatory spermaturia following robotic assisted radical prostatectomy. We hypothesize that this is due to fistula formation between the vas deferens and the urinary tract.…”
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Design and Implementation of Automatic Detection System of Gear Grinding Burn by Lin Jiachun, Huang Shaoyu

“…For the detection of grinding burn about tooth flank of cylindrical gear and bevel gear after grinding,the grinding burn detection system based on manipulator is proposed,which improves the degree of automation and reliability.The Barkhausen noise inspection method for detection grinding burn is focused on introduced.The automatically detected is performed by the sensor on a robot and a turntable.The experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of this method for quality control in gear production.…”
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Influence of “J”-Curve Spring Stiffness on Running Speeds of Segmented Legs during High-Speed Locomotion by Runxiao Wang, Wentao Zhao, Shujun Li, Shunqi Zhang

“…Both the linear leg spring model and the two-segment leg model with constant spring stiffness have been broadly used as template models to investigate bouncing gaits for legged robots with compliant legs. In addition to these two models, the other stiffness leg spring models developed using inspiration from biological characteristic have the potential to improve high-speed running capacity of spring-legged robots. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of Precise Placement with Pushing Primitive Based on Cartesian Force Control by Jinseong Park, Jeong-Jung Kim, Doo-Yeol Koh

“…In the bin picking process, achieving the desired grasping posture is challenging due to limitations in the sensing and control of the robotic arm, interference from clustered objects, and unintended collisions, which hinder achieving the planned pose. …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Radical Cystectomy in a Laparoscopic Naïve Center by Waleed Mohamed Fadlalla, Ayman Hanafy, Mahmoud Abdelhakim, Hatem Aboulkassem, El Sayed Ashraf, Ahmed Abdelbary

“…Laparoscopic radical cystectomy is a challenging surgical procedure; however, it has been largely abandoned in favor of the more intuitive robotic-assisted cystectomy. Due to the prohibitive cost of robotic surgery, the adoption of laparoscopic cystectomy is of relevance in low-resource institutes. …”
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A 3D Reconstruction Method Using Multisensor Fusion in Large-Scale Indoor Scenes by Panlong Gu, Fengyu Zhou, Dianguo Yu, Fang Wan, Wei Wang, Bangguo Yu

“…RGBD camera-based VSLAM (Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) algorithm is usually applied to assist robots with real-time mapping. However, due to the limited measuring principle, accuracy, and distance of the equipped camera, this algorithm has typical disadvantages in the large and dynamic scenes with complex lightings, such as poor mapping accuracy, easy loss of robot position, and much cost on computing resources. …”
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3D Monitoring Model for Real-Time Displacement of Metro Tunnel under “Dual Carbon” Background by Jianyong Chai, Limin Jia, Jian Cao, Jianfeng Liu, Zhe Chen, Shubin Li, Xuejuan Wang, Hong Han

“…This article takes the Jinan Metro Tunnel Displacement Real-time Monitoring Project in China as a case study and constructs a comprehensive monitoring framework using robotic total stations, intelligent automated deformation monitoring data collectors, and cloud servers. …”
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A Calibration Approach for Elasticity Estimation with Medical Tools by Grube S., Neidhardt M., Hermann A.-K., Sprenger J., Abdolazizi K., Latus S., Cyron C. J., Schlaefer A.

“…By palpating a tissue with a robot in a minimally invasive fashion force-displacement curves can be acquired. …”
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Rethinking the four-wing problem in plesiosaur swimming using bio-inspired decentralized control by Akira Fukuhara, Mitsutoshi Sato, Hisayuki Ogawa, Tamaki Sato, William Sellers, Akio Ishiguro

“…We focus on plesiosaurs, an extinct aquatic reptile group which has two pairs of flipper-shaped limbs, and demonstrate that a highly optimised, flexible locomotor pattern for all four flippers can be reconstructed based on a decentralized control scheme formulated from extant animals’ locomotion. The results of our robotic experiments show that a simple, local sensory feedback mechanism allows the plesiosaur-like robot to exploit the fluid flow between the flippers and generate efficient swimming patterns in response to changes in locomotor conditions. …”
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Anthropomorphism Index of Mobility for Artificial Hands by Immaculada Llop-Harillo, Antonio Pérez-González, Verónica Gracia-Ibáñez

“…Thirteen artificial hands, both prosthetic and robotic, were evaluated and compared using the AIM, highlighting the reasons behind their differences. …”
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REM: Automatic for the People by Emilio Molinari, Stefano Covino, Francesco D'Alessio, Dino Fugazza, Giuseppe Malaspina, Luciano Nicastro, Mauro Stefanon, Vincenzo Testa, Gino Tosti, Fabrizio Vitali

“…We present the result of a year-long effort to think, design, build, realize, and manage the robotic, autonomous REM observatory, placed since June 2003 on the cerro La Silla, ESO Chile. …”
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Orques tolkienesques : entre OGM et androïdes posthumains ? by Éline de Mathuisieulx

“…Tolkien’s Orcs, and more specifically, his Uruk-hai, are genetically modified organisms, which are studded with metal to improve them and could have been inspired by Asimovian robots. Overall, those humanicide and sanguinary creatures are evocative of the Gothic tradition. …”
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The impact of preoperative venous thromboembolism on patients undergoing TURBT: Perioperative outcomes and healthcare costs from US insurance claims data by Anas S. Tresh, Francesco Del Giudice, Shufeng Li, Satvir Basran, Ettore De Berardinis, Dalila Carino, Valerio Santarelli, Bernardo Rocco, Maria Chiara Shighinolfi, Roman Mayr, Matteo Ferro, Riccardo Autorino, Gabriele Bignante, Felice Crocetto, Biagio Barone, Renate Pichler, José Daniel Subiela, Jorge Caño Velasco, Marco Moschini, Andrea Mari, Andrea Gallioli, Francesco Soria, Simone Albisinni, Wojciech Krajewski, Jan Łaszkiewicz, Łukasz Nowak, Tomasz Szydełko, Benjamin Challacombe, Rajesh Nair, Benjamin I. Chung

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