Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jan 25, 2022
This paper presents an implementation of RoSA, a Robot System Assistant, for safe and intuitive human-machine interaction. The interaction modalities were chosen and previously reviewed using a Wizard of Oz study emphasizing a strong propensity for s...
Journal of healthcare engineering
Jan 25, 2022
A rising proportion of older people has more demand on services including hospitals, retirement homes, and assisted living facilities. Regaining control of this population's expectations will pose new difficulties for lawmakers, medical professionals...
Nature nanotechnology
Jan 24, 2022
Van der Waals (vdW) solids can be engineered with atomically precise vertical composition through the assembly of layered two-dimensional materials. However, the artisanal assembly of structures from micromechanically exfoliated flakes is not compati...
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
Jan 24, 2022
Minimally invasive surgery continues to be an active area of experimental and clinical research in veterinary medicine. The advances we make in this field correspond to multiple benefits for our patients. New MIS approaches (retroperitoneal, NOTES, r...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Jan 24, 2022
Research field of soft robotics develops exponentially since it opens up many imaginations, such as human-interactive robot, wearable robots, and transformable robots in unpredictable environments. Wet environments such as sea and in vivo represent d...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Jan 24, 2022
BACKGROUND: Mirror therapy (MT) has been used for functional recovery of the affected hand by providing the mirrored image of the unaffected hand movement, which induces neural activation of the cortical hemisphere contralateral to the affected hand....
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jan 24, 2022
has unique limb structures composed of a hard exoskeleton and flexible muscles. They enable the crab to locomote adaptively and safely on various terrains. In this work, we investigated the limb structures, motion principle, and gaits of the crab usi...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jan 24, 2022
Modeling system dynamics becomes challenging when the properties of individual system components cannot be directly measured, and often requires identification of properties from observed motion. In this paper, we show that systems whose movement is ...
Expert review of endocrinology & metabolism
Jan 24, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects approximately 10%-15% of women of childbearing age. Laparoscopic surgery is the preferred surgical approach. Recently, robotic surgery has been used for benign gynecologic sur...
Journal of robotic surgery
Jan 23, 2022
This study sought to develop basic robotic surgical skills among surgical trainees across multiple specialties using a VR-based curriculum and provided objective, on-demand, automated assessments using the Intuitive Learning platform. This curriculum...