Assistive devices: Regaining mobility in myositis by Samira Davalbhakta, Akshay Oswal, Sanat Phatak

“…A range of devices, from ankle orthoses to robotic exoskeletons, has been used in children with these diseases, and is part of the rehabilitation process. …”
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Reflecting on Diversity and Gender Equality in Artificial Intelligence in Africa by Helen Titilola Olojede

“…The 2020 Gender Equality Index: Digitalisation and Future of Work also indicates that only one out of two women, 54%, perceive robots and AI positively compared to 67% of men. Thus, this paper discusses diversity and gender equality in AI from the African context. …”
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Optimizing Medical Enterprise’s Operations Management considering Corporate Social Responsibility under Industry 5.0 by Qian Zhang, Yuming Chen, Wanlong Lin, Yao Chen

“…A mixed-integer programming (MIP) model is developed to maximize the CSR with the consideration of the impact of precision medical technologies such as surgical robots (SRs) and 3D bone printing on employee social welfare, corporate profits, social environment, and customer surplus value. …”
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Application and risk response of deep synthesis technology by Jingwen LI, Yawen LI

“…Deep synthesis technology is a widely used application in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly in intelligent services, audio and video production, media communication and information services.A basic research was conducted on the principle and implementation of deep synthesis technology.And the application of deep synthesis technology were analyzed, such as robot writing, voice synthesis, intelligent customer service, voice replication, face synthesis, posture manipulation, virtual characters and virtual scenes.Based on the analysis of the characteristics and development trend of the application of deep synthesis, the risks brought by the application of deep synthesis technology were summarized, such as the generation and dissemination of false information, infringement of the legitimate rights and interests of others, utilization by other illegal and criminal activities, and impact on national security.The measures taken by the EU, United States and China to govern the application of deep synthesis technology were studied and the countermeasures were recommended such as building a comprehensive regulatory rule system, strengthening technical supervision, and improving risk prevention awareness across society.Furthermore, the need for intelligence, authenticity, and universality in the application of deep synthesis technology was highlighted.Based on the analysis of the characteristics and development trends of deep synthesis technology, a comprehensive insight into the potential risks and countermeasures associated with its application governance were provided.…”
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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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Structure Design of Variable Diameter Walking Wheel based on Tensegrity Structure by Jianwei Sun, Daohao Sun, Yipeng Luan, Wenrui Liu, Guangsheng Song

“…In order to overcome the obstacle surmounting ability of ordinary wheel structures on unstructured terrains and the disadvantage of moving speed of leg-type robots on structured terrains， an innovative tensegrity variable diameter walking wheel mechanism is proposed based on the advantages of adaptability， self-stability and flexible mechanism. …”
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Emergence of a Snake-Like Structure in Mobile Distributed Agents: An Exploratory Agent-Based Modeling Approach by Muaz A. Niazi

“…The ideas originating from the proposed algorithm can not only be used for developing self-organizing animations but can also have practical applications such as in the form of complex, autonomous, evolvable robots with self-organizing, mobile components with minimal individual computational capabilities. …”
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Reach&Grasp: a multimodal dataset of the whole upper-limb during simple and complex movements by Dario Di Domenico, Inna Forsiuk, Simon Müller-Cleve, Simone Tanzarella, Florencia Garro, Andrea Marinelli, Michele Canepa, Matteo Laffranchi, Michela Chiappalone, Chiara Bartolozzi, Lorenzo De Michieli, Nicolò Boccardo, Marianna Semprini

“…It can be used to investigate upper-limb movements in physiological conditions, and to test sensor fusion approaches and control algorithms for prosthetics and robotic applications.…”
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Modal Analysis of 27 mm Piezo Electric Plate for Small-Scale Underwater Sonar-Based Navigation by M. O. Afolayan, D. S. Yawas, C. O. Folayan, S. Y. Aku

“…This work presents progress towards the development of a small-scale, purely sonar-based navigation device for a robotic fish (~394 mm long). Aperture overloading of small (5 mm diameter) ultrasonic transmitters does not allow them to be used effectively inside water. …”
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A Review of Fault Detecting Devices for Belt Conveyor Idlers by Fahad Alharbi, Suhuai Luo

“…Our findings emphasize the accuracy of robot-based systems in identifying bearing defects, the comprehensive coverage provided by drones for medium-scale inspections, the constant monitoring offered by integrated idler sensors, and the ability of fixed sensors to detect mechanical faults despite environmental challenges. …”
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Adaptive Spatial Lattice Manufacturing (ASLM): A novel approach to efficient lattice structure production by Justin Dirrenberger, Pierre Lapouge, Rachel Azulay, Peter Evers, Tom Vroemen

“…Adaptive Spatial Lattice Manufacturing (ASLM) represents a groundbreaking method for fabricating lattice structures by leveraging AI-driven robotic laser welding. Unlike traditional additive manufacturing techniques, ASLM corresponds to a direct assembly of solid rods, by welding, offering remarkable benefits in energy efficiency, dimensional accuracy, and scalability. …”
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Development of Tributary Mapping System Using Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With LiDAR by Jaehwi Seol, Jeonghyeon Pak, Hyoung Il Son

“…The desired plant behavior is designed considering the control objectives of the plant, and a supervisory controller is developed accordingly. A physics-based robot simulator is employed to verify the proposed tributary mapping system in perception and path generation and the performance of the hybrid system-based supervisory controller.…”
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Systematic review of machine learning applications using nonoptical motion tracking in surgery by Teona Z. Carciumaru, Cadey M. Tang, Mohsen Farsi, Wichor M. Bramer, Jenny Dankelman, Chirag Raman, Clemens M. F. Dirven, Maryam Gholinejad, Dalibor Vasilic

“…Surgical settings were robotic (60%), laparoscopic (18%), open (16%), and others (6%). …”
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Mobile Target Tracking Based on Hybrid Open-Loop Monocular Vision Motion Control Strategy by Cao Yuan, Ma Lianchuan, Weigang Ma

“…Later, the real position of the objective corresponding to the obtained information is predicted. At last, the mobile robot should be controlled in the center of the camera’s vision. …”
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Current Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: From Demolitive Surgery to Observation by Ilenia Bartolini, Lapo Bencini, Matteo Risaliti, Maria Novella Ringressi, Luca Moraldi, Antonio Taddei

“…The relatively recent introduction of minimally invasive techniques (robotic) is a valuable option to deal with these tumors. …”
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Kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activations during human locomotion over compliant terrains by Charikleia Angelidou, Vaughn Chambers, Bradley Hobbs, Chrysostomos Karakasis, Panagiotis Artemiadis

“…Therefore, in this paper, we present the first publicly available biomechanics dataset of 20 individuals walking on terrains of varying compliance, using a unique robotic device, the Variable Stiffness Treadmill 2 (VST 2), designed to simulate walking on adjustable compliant terrain. …”
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Assist-as-needed control based on region attractor for power-assist of knee joint taking into account differences in human and orthotic motion by Ken MASUYA, Yuta IDE, Masafumi OKADA

“…Through experiments using a dummy robot of the human knee with various torque limits, the effectiveness of the proposed method was verified.…”
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A Short Study Role of Wireless Networks in Smart Agriculture by Antônio Clécio Fontelles Thomaz

“…The utilization of Data Innovation (IT) and things like sensors, self-fundamental cars, programmed equipment, work developments, robotization, etc. on this technique are key instruments. …”
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Statistical Learning for Semantic Parsing: A Survey by Qile Zhu, Xiyao Ma, Xiaolin Li

“…This response can be a robot move, an answer to a question, etc. One way to achieve this goal is semantic parsing. …”
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Capillary Skimming of Floating Microplastics via a Water‐Bridged Ratchet by Seohyun Cho, Sang Jin Park, Young Jin Lee, You Jun Lee, Young A Lee, Ho‐Young Kim, Seong Jin Kim, Seok Chung, Myoung‐Woon Moon

“…The proposed capillary skimming method is observed to be effective across nearly all types of floating MPs, ranging in size from 1 to 4 mm, and with densities varying from 0.02 to 0.97 g cm−3, which is also demonstrated by a prototype of marine robot cleaner.…”
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