Stimuli-responsive actuating materials offer a promising way to power insect-scale robots, but a vast majority of these material systems are too soft for load bearing in different applications. While strategies for active stiffness control have been ...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Jun 15, 2021
BACKGROUND: To report the surgical techniques and results of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with intracorporeal Mainz Ⅱ rectosigmoid pouch at our centre.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)
Jun 11, 2021
BACKGROUND: Muscle co-contraction during the execution of motor tasks or training is common in poststroke subjects. EMG-derived muscular activation indexes have been used to evaluate muscle co-contractions during movements. In addition, robot-assiste...
In this article, a novel actuator called armor-based stable force pneumatic artificial muscle (AS-PAM) is presented. AS-PAM has a sealed chamber made of polygonal parts and film, which helps the actuator to be lightweight (∼100 g) and achieve a large...
To develop a machine learning (ML) model that predicts disease groups or autoantibodies in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) using muscle MRI radiomics features. Twenty-two patients with dermatomyositis (DM), 14 with amyopathic ...
Somatosensitive soft crawling robotics is highly desired for load carrying and multi-terrain locomotion. The motor-driven skeleton robots and pneumatic robots are effective and well-developed, while the bulk size, rigidity, or complexity limit their ...
OBJECTIVE: To construct a deep-learning convolution neural network (DL-CNN) system for the differentiation of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) images in...
: Application of the EMG-driven robotic training in everyday therapeutic processes is a modern and innovative form of neurorehabilitation among patients after stroke. Active participation of the patient contributes to significantly higher activation ...
Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering
Mar 1, 2021
Evolution of gait rehabilitation robotic devices for stroke survivors has aimed at providing transparency to user's efforts and implementing 'assist-as-needed' paradigm. Alteration of muscle activity and synergies recruitment has been noticed in tria...
Soft robotics has applications in myriad fields from assistive wearables to autonomous exploration. Now, the portability and the performance of many devices are limited by their associated pneumatic energy source, requiring either large, heavy pressu...
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