BMC neuroscience
Sep 15, 2021
BACKGROUND: It is important to improve verbal Working Memory (WM) in reading disability, as it is a key factor in learning. There are commercial verbal WM training programs, which have some short-term effects only on the verbal WM capacity, not readi...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Sep 15, 2021
In this paper, a novel continuum robotic dolphin termed 'ConRoDolI' is proposed and developed. The biomimetic robot features dual tendon driving continuum mechanisms that are utilized to replicate the twisting and bending motions of the dolphin's cau...
Journal of Nippon Medical School = Nippon Ika Daigaku zasshi
Sep 14, 2021
BACKGROUND: The da Vinci Si version robot lacks a vascular stapler that can be controlled by the operating surgeon at the surgical console when dividing pulmonary vessels. Therefore, to initiate and safely perform robotic anatomical lobectomy for lun...
Brain and behavior
Sep 14, 2021
BACKGROUND: Fine operation has been an eternal topic in neurosurgery. There were many problems in functional neurosurgery field with high precision requirements. Our study aims to explore the operability, accuracy and postoperative effect of robot-as...
Computational intelligence and neuroscience
Sep 14, 2021
In this paper, an intelligent perceiving and planning system based on deep learning is proposed for a collaborative robot consisting of a 7-DoF (7-degree-of-freedom) manipulator, a three-finger robot hand, and a vision system, known as IPPS (intellig...
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Sep 14, 2021
Falls continue to be a major safety and health concern for older adults. Researchers reported that increased gait variability was associated with increased fall risks. In the present study, we proposed a novel wearable soft robotic intervention and e...
Journal of robotic surgery
Sep 13, 2021
Robotic Inguinal Hernia repair has been associated with higher costs but shorter length of stay. Robotic surgery is an appealing option for patients undergoing elective hernia surgery however given the high startup, maintenance and operating costs, t...
Bioethics
Sep 13, 2021
Studies have shown that using robot pets in dementia care contributes to a reduction in loneliness and anxiety, and other benefits. Studies also show that, even when people know they are dealing with robots, they often treat the robot as though it is...
Computational intelligence and neuroscience
Sep 13, 2021
Recently, the development of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has led enterprises to re-examine the research of the equipment-state-prediction models and intelligent manufacturing applications. Take industrial robots as typical example. Under...
Asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Sep 12, 2021
INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is nowadays being performed worldwide, and inguinal hernia (IH) continues to be a common complication of radical prostatectomy. Laparoscopic repair of IH is often difficult via internal dissec...