Scientific reports
Jan 13, 2025
Four-legged robots are becoming increasingly pivotal in navigating challenging environments, such as construction sites and disaster zones. While substantial progress in robotic mobility has been achieved using reinforcement learning techniques, quad...
Journal of medical systems
Jan 13, 2025
Advancements in reproductive technology are now approaching an unprecedented frontier: the pregnancy robot, a potential artificial womb capable of carrying a fetus from fertilization to birth. This innovation, by simulating the natural uterine enviro...
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
Jan 11, 2025
Service robots have supported human activity, mainly caring for older adults, for many years. However, a new generation of service robots empowered by artificial intelligence and other novel technologies indicates an increasing use of service robots ...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jan 11, 2025
Current teleoperated robotic systems for retinal surgery cannot effectively control subtle tool-to-tissue interaction forces. This limitation may lead to patient injury caused by the surgeon's mistakes. To improve the safety of retinal surgery, this ...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Jan 10, 2025
Quantitative assessment for post-stroke spasticity remains a significant challenge due to the encountered variable resistance during passive stretching, which can lead to the widely used modified Ashworth scale (MAS) for spasticity assessment dependi...
Current opinion in biotechnology
Jan 9, 2025
In vivo bioprinting strategies aim at facilitating immediate integration of engineered tissues with the host's biological system. As integral parts of current bioprinting technologies, bioinks and robotics should be holistically considered for new bi...
Journal of medical Internet research
Jan 9, 2025
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) imposes a significant global health and economic burden, impacting millions globally. Despite its high prevalence, public awareness and understanding of CKD remain limited, leading to delayed diagnosis and sub...
Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Jan 8, 2025
By dynamic planning, we refer to the ability of the human brain to infer and impose motor trajectories related to cognitive decisions. A recent paradigm, active inference, brings fundamental insights into the adaptation of biological organisms, const...
Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery
Jan 7, 2025
INTRODUCTION: Artificial intelligence (AI) based chat robots are increasingly used by users for patient education about common diseases in the health field, as in every field. This study aims to evaluate and compare patient education materials on rhi...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jan 7, 2025
The propulsive fins of ray-finned fish are used for large scale locomotion and fine maneuvering, yet also provide sensory feedback regarding hydrodynamic loading and the surrounding environment. This information is gathered via nerve cells in the web...