Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jan 19, 2021
In this research, we focused on Human-Robot collaboration. There were two goals: (1) to develop and evaluate a real-time Human-Robot collaborative system, and (2) to achieve concrete tasks such as collaborative peg-in-hole using the developed system....
Medical & biological engineering & computing
Jan 8, 2021
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that typically affects people between 23 and 60 years old causing chronic synovial inflammation, symmetrical polyarthritis, destruction of large and small joints, and chronic disability. Clinical di...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Jan 6, 2021
BACKGROUND: Prosthetic restoration of reach and grasp function after a trans-humeral amputation requires control of multiple distal degrees of freedom in elbow, wrist and fingers. However, such a high level of amputation reduces the amount of availab...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Dec 30, 2020
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Kashin-Beck Disease (KBD) is a serious endemic bone disease leading to short stature. The early radiological examinations are crucial for potential patients. However, many children in rural China cannot be diagnosed in time ...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Dec 30, 2020
BACKGROUND: Over 70% of Americans regularly experience stress. Chronic stress results in cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, and diabetes, and thus is deeply detrimental to physiological health and psychological wellbeing. Developing robust m...
Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Dec 23, 2020
In recent years, deep learning has emerged as a powerful tool for developing Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems. However, for deep learning models trained entirely on the data from a specific individual, the performance increase has only been mar...
Soft robotics
Dec 18, 2020
Bringing tactile sensation to robotic hands will allow for more effective grasping, along with a wide range of benefits of human-like touch. Here, we present a three-dimensional-printed, three-fingered tactile robot hand comprising an OpenHand ModelO...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Dec 14, 2020
Assistive robots support people with limited mobility in their everyday life activities and work. However, most of the assistive systems and technologies for supporting eating and drinking require a residual mobility in arms or hands. For people with...
Nature communications
Dec 14, 2020
Eye contact is among the most primary means of social communication used by humans. Quantification of eye contact is valuable as a part of the analysis of social roles and communication skills, and for clinical screening. Estimating a subject's looki...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Nov 30, 2020
One of the primary ways we interact with the world is using our hands. In macaques, the circuit spanning the anterior intraparietal area, the hand area of the ventral premotor cortex, and the primary motor cortex is necessary for transforming visual ...