Asian journal of surgery
Jun 17, 2021
BACKGROUND: A Chinese surgical robot, Micro Hand S, was introduced for clinical use as a novel robotic platform. This study aimed to comprehensively compare the early experience of the Micro Hand S robot-assisted total mesorectal excision (TME) with ...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jun 17, 2021
The planning of safe paths is an important issue for autonomous robot systems. The Probabilistic Foam method (PFM) is a planner that guarantees safe paths bounded by a sequence of structures called bubbles that provides safe regions. This method perf...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jun 17, 2021
This article presents a framework for planning a drone swarm mission in a hostile environment. Elements of the planning framework are discussed in detail, including methods of planning routes for drone swarms using mixed integer linear programming (M...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jun 17, 2021
Stimuli-responsive actuating materials offer a promising way to power insect-scale robots, but a vast majority of these material systems are too soft for load bearing in different applications. While strategies for active stiffness control have been ...
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Jun 17, 2021
Robotic lower-limb rehabilitation training is a better alternative for the physical training efforts of a therapist due to advantages, such as intensive repetitive motions, economical therapy, and quantitative assessment of the level of motor recover...
IEEE transactions on haptics
Jun 17, 2021
Haptic communication, the exchange of force and tactile information during dancing or moving a table together, has been shown to benefit the performance of human partners. Similarly, it could also be used to improve the performance of robots working ...
IEEE transactions on haptics
Jun 17, 2021
Recent studies on the physical interaction between humans have revealed their ability to read the partner's motion plan and use it to improve one's own control. Inspired by these results, we develop an intention assimilation controller (IAC) that ena...
IEEE transactions on haptics
Jun 17, 2021
Bone milling is one of the most widely used and high-risk procedures in various types of surgeries, and it is important to be noted that the experienced surgeon can perform such an operation safely. The objective of this article is to enhance the saf...
IEEE transactions on haptics
Jun 17, 2021
The handle design of telemanipulation master devices has not been extensively studied so far. However, the master device handle is an integral part of the robotic system through which the user interacts with the system. Previous work showed that the ...
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Jun 16, 2021
PURPOSE: Shared autonomy has played a major role in assistive mobile robotics as it has the potential to effectively balance user satisfaction and smooth functioning of systems by adapting itself to each user's needs and preferences. Many shared cont...