Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Aug 8, 2021
Microscale self-propelled robots show great promise in the biomedical field and are the focus of many researchers. These tiny devices, which move and navigate by themselves, are typically based on inorganic microstructures that are not biodegradable ...
IEEE transactions on neural networks and learning systems
Aug 3, 2021
In this article, a novel proportional-integral observer (PIO) design approach is proposed for the nonfragile H state estimation problem for a class of discrete-time recurrent neural networks with time-varying delays. The developed PIO is equipped wit...
American journal of hematology
Aug 2, 2021
Hematology analyzers capable of performing complete blood count (CBC) have lagged in their prevalence at the point-of-care. Sight OLO (Sight Diagnostics, Israel) is a novel hematological platform which provides a 19-parameter, five-part differential ...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jul 29, 2021
An experimental characterization is presented for an improved version of a wearable assistive device for elbow motion. The design is revised with respect to requirements for elbow motion assistance, looking at applications both in rehabilitation ther...
Soft robotics
Jul 28, 2021
The compliance and deformability of soft robotics allow human-machine interactions in a safe manner without the need of sophisticated control systems inherent in rigid-body robotic devices. However, these advantages introduce controllability and pred...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jul 24, 2021
The gripper is the far end of a robotic arm. It is responsible for the contacts between the robot itself and all the items present in a work space, or even in a social space. Therefore, to provide grippers with intelligent behaviors is fundamental, e...
Soft robotics
Jul 23, 2021
A compliant three-dimensional (3D)-printed soft gripper is designed based on the bioinspired spiral spring in this study. The soft gripper is then 3D-printed using a suitable thermoplastic filament material to deliver the desired performance. The sen...
Soft robotics
Jul 21, 2021
Beyond their colorful appearances and versatile geometries, flowers can self-shape-morph by adapting to environmental changes. Nature-inspired artificial systems that mimic their natural counterparts in function, flexibility, and adaptation find an e...
Soft robotics
Jul 13, 2021
Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are extensively investigated due to their simple control strategies for producing sophisticated motions. However, the motions or operations of homogeneous SPAs show obvious limitations in some varying curvature interac...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Jul 10, 2021
Small-scale wireless magnetic robots and devices offer an effective solution to operations in hard-to-reach and high-risk enclosed places, such as inside the human body, nuclear plants, and vehicle infrastructure. In order to obtain functionalities b...