The design of soft matter in which internal fuels or an external energy input can generate locomotion and shape transformations observed in living organisms is a key challenge. Such materials could assist in productive functions that may range from r...
At rest, beetles fold and tuck their hindwings under the elytra. For flight, the hindwings are deployed through a series of unfolding configurations that are passively driven by flapping forces. The folds lock into place as the wing fully unfolds and...
AIM: Through this qualitative research of clinicians' perspectives and experiences, we seek to inform rehabilitation clinicians about the various aspects of adopting and integrating robotic stroke therapy into clinical settings.
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2020
A 63-year-old-woman was diagnosed with gastric cancer cStage ⅠA after ESD, and then, underwent robot-assisted distal gastrectomy. She vomited on the postoperative day 2 and then was inserted nasogastric tube. The amount of drainage from the tube was ...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2020
Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery(RALS)for rectal cancer has been covered by National Health Insurance in Japan since April 2018. We launched RALS in our hospital in October 2019 and now report the short-term results(up to January 2020). Altogether...
The generation of walking patterns is central to bio-inspired robotics and has been attained using methods encompassing diverse numerical as well as analog implementations. Here, we demonstrate the possibility of synthesizing viable gaits using a par...
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