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Optimistic reinforcement learning by forward Kullback-Leibler divergence optimization.

Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
This paper addresses a new interpretation of the traditional optimization method in reinforcement learning (RL) as optimization problems using reverse Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence, and derives a new optimization method using forward KL divergence...

Bed-mounted laparoscopic surgical robot system with novel positioning arm mechanism.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Commercialised laparoscopic surgical robotic systems require a large operating room and can only be used in large hospitals. If the robotic system is to be used in a small- or medium-sized hospital, the occupied volume must be reduced fur...

Socially assistive robots for people with dementia: Systematic review and meta-analysis of feasibility, acceptability and the effect on cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life.

Ageing research reviews
BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest in using robots to support dementia care but little consensus on the evidence for their use. The aim of the study is to review evidence about feasibility, acceptability and clinical effectiveness of socially a...

Parallel transmission in a synthetic nerve.

Nature chemistry
Bioelectronic devices that are tetherless and soft are promising developments in medicine, robotics and chemical computing. Here, we describe bioinspired synthetic neurons, composed entirely of soft, flexible biomaterials, capable of rapid electroche...

Contact Compliance Based Visual Feedback for Tool Alignment in Robot Assisted Bone Drilling.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
In recent decades, robot-assisted surgery has been proven superior at providing more accurate outcomes than the conventional one, particularly in minimally invasive procedures. However, there are still limitations to these kinds of surgical robots. A...

Gender Bias and Conversational Agents: an ethical perspective on Social Robotics.

Science and engineering ethics
The increase in the spread of conversational agents urgently requires to tackle the ethical issues linked to their design. In fact, developers frequently include in their products cues that trigger social biases in order to maximize the performance a...

Robot assisted radical cystectomy with Florence Robotic Intracorporeal Neobladder (FloRIN): Functional and urodynamic features compared with a contemporary series of open Vescica Ileale Padovana (VIP).

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
INTRODUCTION: FloRIN reconfiguration technique was introduced in 2016 according to the IDEAL-Collaboration Guidelines, with the attempt to conjugate the advantages of both intracorporeal neobladder and robotic assistance. Herein we report functional ...