Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Oct 25, 2021
Inspired by creatures that have naturally mastered locomotion on the air-water interface, we developed and built a self-powered, remotely controlled surfing robot capable of traversing this boundary by harnessing surface tension modification for both...
Journal of endodontics
Oct 23, 2021
INTRODUCTION: Structural defects created by endodontic treatment are the most common cause of major dental failures. This study analyzed levels of stress produced by endodontic instruments during the root canal treatment by photoelastic analysis of s...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Oct 20, 2021
BACKGROUND: Existing rigid instruments have difficulties in backward inspection and operation. Moreover, the pathway to the maxillary sinus is curved and narrow, resulting in complex and repetitive manual operations. There is a necessity to develop a...
Science robotics
Oct 13, 2021
Soft grippers that incorporate functional materials are important in the development of mechanically compliant and multifunctional interfaces for both sensing and stimulating soft objects and organisms. In particular, the capability for firm and deli...
Science robotics
Sep 29, 2021
Exoskeletons can enhance human mobility, but we still know little about why they are effective. For example, we do not know the relative importance of training, how much is required, or what type is most effective; how people adapt with the device; o...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Sep 28, 2021
BACKGROUND: The robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS) has developed rapidly in recent years, requiring highly articulated instruments to enable surgeons to perform complicated and precise procedures.
Soft robotics
Sep 27, 2021
Soft robots are utilized in various operations such as rehabilitation, manipulation, and locomotion. These robots are sometimes excited by means of rubber based bending actuators, which are highly nonlinear and hyperelastic. In addition, in contrast ...
Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Sep 27, 2021
At present, in the new hardware design work of deep learning, memristor as a non-volatile memory with computing power has become a research hotspot. The weights in the deep neural network are the floating-point number. Writing a floating-point value ...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Sep 23, 2021
4D structures are tridimensional structures with time-varying abilities that provide high versatility, sophisticated designs, and a broad spectrum of actuation and sensing possibilities. The downsizing of these structures below 100 μm opens up except...
Science robotics
Sep 22, 2021
During gait neurorehabilitation, many factors influence the quality of gait patterns, particularly the chosen body-weight support (BWS) device. Consequently, robotic BWS devices play a key role in gait rehabilitation of people with neurological disor...