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A stiffness-tunable soft actuator inspired by helix for medical applications.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
PURPOSE: This paper introduces the stiffness-tunable soft actuator (STSA), a novel device that combines a silicone body with a thermoplastic resin structure (TPRS). The STSA's design allows for the variable stiffness of soft robots, significantly inc...

Motor differences in autism during a human-robot imitative gesturing task.

Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)
BACKGROUND: Difficulty with imitative gesturing is frequently observed as a clinical feature of autism. Current practices for assessment of imitative gesturing ability-behavioral observation and parent report-do not allow precise measurement of speci...

Robot-assisted ultrasound reconstruction for spine surgery: from bench-top to pre-clinical study.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
PURPOSE: Robot-assisted ultrasound (rUS) systems have already been used to provide non-radiative three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions that form the basis for guiding spine surgical procedures. Despite promising studies on this technology, there are...

Major hepatectomy in elderly patients: possible benefit from robotic platform utilization.

Surgical endoscopy
INTRODUCTION: Robotic surgery has been increasingly utilized, yet its application for hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) procedures remains low due to technical complexity, perceived financial burden, and unproven clinical benefits. We hypothesized that ...

A survey of sum-product networks structural learning.

Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Sum-product networks (SPNs) in deep probabilistic models have made great progress in computer vision, robotics, neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence, natural language processing, probabilistic programming languages, and other fields. Compared with ...

A force-sensing surgical drill for real-time force feedback in robotic mastoidectomy.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
PURPOSE: Robotic assistance in otologic surgery can reduce the task load of operating surgeons during the removal of bone around the critical structures in the lateral skull base. However, safe deployment into the anatomical passageways necessitates ...

Prototype development of bilateral arm mirror-like-robotic rehabilitation device for acute stroke patients.

Biomedical physics & engineering express
During the early six months after the onset of a stroke, patients usually remain disabled with limbs weakness and need intensive rehabilitation. An increased number of stroke patients is countered with a reduced number of physical therapists. The dev...