Single Port 11 mm Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Performed on a 32-Year-Old Female with Adhesive Disease by Greg J. Marchand, Ali Azadi, Sienna Anderson, Stacy Ruther, Sophia Hopewell, Giovanna Brazil, Katelyn Sainz, Hannah Wolf, Alexa King, Janelle Vallejo, Kelly Ware, Kaitlynne Cieminski, Anthony Galitsky, Akarshi Kaue Brar

“…By the very nature of laparoscopy and robotic surgery, what one can accomplish with several ports of a given size will invariably be studied and attempted with fewer ports and with ports of smaller sizes. …”
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WEIGHTING IMPORTANCE SAMPLING METHOD FOR STRUCTURAL TIME-DEPENDENT FAILURE PROBABILITY FUNCTION ESTIMATION by QIAN YuGeng, YUAN XiuKai, CHEN JingQiang

“…To verify the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method, numerical examples and industrial robot reducer examples are given and solved by the proposed method. …”
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Grey Prediction for Accuracy Life of Roller Pushing Mechanism by Zhang Liping

“…It can be used in moving space is limited,where the robot is not easy to operate. The past and now known or unknown the information of position accuracy of roller pushing mechanism is regarded as a grey system. …”
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Pheochromocytoma Presenting as Testicular Pain: An Unusual Case Report by Jinal K. Patel, Varun Reddy, Gauthier Stepman, Debra Angelo, Johnathan Frunzi

“…The patient had undergone robot-assisted laparoscopic right adrenalectomy 14 days after being diagnosed with PCC due to perioperative management with phenoxybenzamine. …”
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A Rotary Joint Actuating Device and Its Electrical Drive Scheme by Tian Guangjun, Gu Lina, Lü Panjie

“…A rotary joint actuating device of robot is designed combining the screw transmission mechanism with the crank-slide mechanism. …”
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Optimization Design and Simulation Analysis of Cycloid Pin Gear Planetary Reducer by Liang Kaixiang, Wang Zhongsu, Tian Shitao, Wu Qingwen, Xu Zhenbang

“…The cycloid pin gear reducer has the characteristics of small size,large output torque,and widely used in robotic joints. A set of equations is presented to optimize the cycloid pin gear reducer with pillow needle tooth structure instead of the cantilever type tooth structure,which is of compact and high strength. …”
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Analysis and Recognition Based on Citrus Color Grading Model considering Computer Vision Technology by Jianxun Deng

“…With the continuous advancement of smart agriculture, the introduction of robots for intelligent harvesting in modern agriculture is one of the crucial methods for the picking of fruits, vegetables, and melons. …”
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Protocol to develop A 3D tumor model for drug testing applications by Prasiddha Guragain, Sunil Singh, Hossein Tavana

“…This model offers significant advantages over the conventional monolayer cell culture, monoculture spheroids of cancer cells, and intermixed co-culture of cancer and stromal cells by mimicking the spatial organization and mechanical properties of a solid tumor. Compatible with robotic automation, our protocol significantly enhances reproducibility and scalability of creating a tumor model to study tumor-stromal interactions and test therapeutic compounds…”
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University Science and Education in the Context of Artificial Intelligence by D. A. Endovitskiy, K. A. Gaidar

“…Computerization, digitalization, and robotization are the bright signs of modern life. In this regard, a long-standing scientific problem of artificial intelligence has now acquired a new sound and a variety of applied aspects. …”
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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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Parametric Modeling of RV Reducer and Realization of 3D Printing Rapid Prototyping by Xiaxi Li, Jiankun Cui

“…Abstract RV reducer is the core transmission component of industrial robots. It is a new type of transmission device suitable for high-precision transmission developed on the basis of conventional cycloidal pinwheel and planetary gear transmission. …”
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Design and Simulation Analysis of an Impact-resistant Flexible Joint by Li Yang, Cui Shipeng, Liu Yiwei

“…An impact-resistant flexible joint with passive compliant mechanical structure and active compliant control is designed to cope with the dynamically-changing work environments and human-robot interaction issues. A series elastic actuator which uses a novel torsional elasticity instead of traditional torsional spring as elastic element to make the joint more integrated is embedded between the joint motor and load. …”
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Distributed Model Predictive Control for Platooning of Heterogeneous Vehicles with Multiple Constraints and Communication Delays by Maode Yan, Wenrui Ma, Lei Zuo, Panpan Yang

“…Finally, numerical simulation and experiment with TurtleBot3 mobile robots are provided to validate the effectiveness of proposed approaches.…”
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Accuracy Analysis of Transmission Error Measurement of Precision Reducer by Zhang Yue, Zhang Lintao, Tan Wei

“…The key parameter that characterizes the transmission accuracy of the precision reducer is the transmission error， but the problem of analyzing the accuracy of the transmission error measurement of the precision reducer for the robot is still blank. For this， the RV reducer is used as the measurement object， using the existing precision reducer performance testing machine， characterized by the measurement uncertainty evaluation method， the actual measurement of the rotation accuracy and coaxiality of the instrument shaft system is analyzed. …”
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Brine-Induced Tribocorrosion Accelerates Wear on Stainless Steel: Implications for Mars Exploration by Javier Martín‐Torres, María‐Paz Zorzano‐Mier, Erik Nyberg, Abhilash Vakkada-Ramachandran, Anshuman Bhardwaj

“…Our results do not compromise the nominal ExoMars mission but have implications for future long-term surface operations in support of future human exploration or extended robotic missions on Mars.…”
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New Approach to Fractal Approximation of Vector-Functions by Konstantin Igudesman, Marsel Davletbaev, Gleb Shabernev

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Design and Implementation of Bionic Ankle Joint and its Cable Drive Mechanism by Qian Lei, Li Yihao, Wang Caidong, Chen Lumin, Wang Xinjie

“…This mechanism can be used in the field of humanoid robot,and can also be a reference for the research of the movement characteristic of the human ankle joint.…”
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Monocular Depth Estimation: A Review on Hybrid Architectures, Transformers and Addressing Adverse Weather Conditions by Kumara Lakindu, Senanayake Nipuna, Poravi Guhanathan

“…Monocular depth estimation is one of the essential tasks in computer vision as it can provide depth information from 2D images and is extremely beneficial for applications such as autonomous driving, robot navigation, etc. Monocular depth estimation has significantly improved over the past couple of years and deep learning-based methods have surpassed traditional and machine learning-based methods. …”
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Mechanism Design and Mechanical Analysis of Multi-mode Grab Underactuated Hand by Hanlin Sun, Yu Hou

“…A multi-mode grab underactuated hand is proposed for the multifunctional requirements of robot end-effector manipulator. Based on the underactuated theory， the manipulator solves the disadvantages of the traditional compound underactuated hand， such as complex structure， many control elements and weak adaptability. …”
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OVERVIEW OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE IN FRONT-OF-HOUSE PROCESSES by Ivan Klapan, Danijel Mileta

“…Several new services that catering establishments could offer, from body sensors and service robots to augmented reality, are foreseen, which will certainly have their more massive application in catering establishments in the near future.…”
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