Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA
Jan 8, 2024
Children with physical impairments may have trouble effectively performing the hand movements used in haptic exploration and may miss information about object properties. Assistive robotic systems with haptic feedback may enable children with physica...
Artificial muscle is a kind of thread-like actuator that can produce contractile strain, generate force, and output mechanical work under external stimulations to imitate the functions and achieve the performances of biological muscles. It can be use...
BACKGROUND: The da Vinci single-port system (SPS) (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) was designed for single-port (SP) surgery. Although we have reported our clinical outcomes using the SPS for a simple procedure in general thoracic surgery, ma...
IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors
Jan 8, 2024
Occupational ApplicationsAutonomous mobile robots are used in manufacturing and warehousing industries, to transport material across the facility and deliver parts to work cells. Human workers might encounter or interact with these robots in aisle wa...
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Jan 7, 2024
Minimally invasive procedures assisted by soft robots for surgery, diagnostics, and drug delivery have unprecedented benefits over traditional solutions from both patient and surgeon perspectives. However, the translation of such technology into comm...
Pediatric robotic surgery has seen increasing implementation for its many benefits over the past two decades. As more pediatric surgeons gain exposure to robotic surgery, the interest in utilizing this technology is growing. However, there are no gui...
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research
Jan 6, 2024
The present exploratory cross-sectional case-control study sought to develop a reliable and scalable screening tool for autism using a social robot. The robot HUMANE, installed with computer vision and linked with recognition technology, detected the...
Magnetorheological elastomer thin films (MREFs) exhibit remarkable deformability and an adjustable modulus under magnetic fields, rendering them promising in fields such as robotics, flexible sensors, and biomedical engineering. Here, we fabricated M...
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Jan 5, 2024
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: One possible approach to counter singularization and loneliness of older adults is the development and implementation of socially interactive robots. Little is known about the expectations and experiences of older adults wit...
Advances in robotics have contributed to the prevalence of human-robot collaboration (HRC). However, working and interacting with collaborative robots in close proximity can be psychologically stressful. Therefore, understanding the impacts of human-...
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