Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking
May 1, 2021
The uncanny valley (UCV) model is an influential human-robot interaction theory that explains the relationship between the resemblance that robots have to humans and attitudes toward robots. Despite its extraordinary worth, this model remains unteste...
Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking
May 1, 2021
In the past years, the field of collaborative robots has been developing fast, with applications ranging from health care to search and rescue, construction, entertainment, sports, and many others. However, current social robotics is still far from t...
Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking
May 1, 2021
The new humanoid robots not only perform tasks, but also can activate interactions and social relationships with other robots and with humans. In this view, the diffusion of humanoid robots with a physical structure reminiscent of the human body, end...
Current opinion in psychiatry
May 1, 2021
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Direct face-to-face interview between a psychiatrist and a patient is crucial in psychiatric evaluation, however, such traditional interviews are becoming difficult to conduct because of the infection risk in the COVID-19 era. As t...
Journal of biomechanical engineering
May 1, 2021
Electrochemically aligned collagen (ELAC) threads fabricated by the isoelectric focusing (IF) of collagen have previously shown potential in tissue engineering and more recently in the fabrication of biohybrid robot structures. For applications in bi...
The Journal of craniofacial surgery
May 1, 2021
To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and accuracy of the new man-machine interactive robotic system in model experiment. The implantation of the 8 to 10 bone screws over the skull model obtained from real patient's digital imaging and communications ...
Journal of endourology
May 1, 2021
We evaluated patients who underwent treatment for prostate cancer and then subsequent robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC). Our objective was to understand clinical, pathologic, and survival outcomes in these patients. A total of 333 male patie...
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Apr 29, 2021
OBJECTIVES: Minimally invasive thoracic surgery has evolved with the introduction of robotic platforms. This study aimed to compare the long-term and short-term outcomes of the robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) and video-assisted thoracic surger...
Science robotics
Apr 28, 2021
Powering miniature robots using actuating materials that mimic skeletal muscle is attractive because conventional mechanical drive systems cannot be readily downsized. However, muscle is not the only mechanically active system in nature, and the thou...
Science robotics
Apr 28, 2021
Small-scale soft-bodied machines that respond to externally applied magnetic field have attracted wide research interest because of their unique capabilities and promising potential in a variety of fields, especially for biomedical applications. When...