Pneu-net soft actuators, consisting of pneumatic networks of small chambers embedded in elastomeric structures, are particularly promising candidates in the society of soft robotics. However, there are few studies on the analytical modeling of pneu-n...
Advances in artificial intelligence research allow us to build fairly sophisticated agents: robots and computer programs capable of acting and deciding on their own (in some sense). These systems raise questions about who is responsible when somethin...
Surgeons and residents report using videos to prepare for procedures, with a preference for open access resources, specifically YouTube. The educational quality of online videos is uncertain. Videos are uploaded without quality assessment, and ranke...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Aug 19, 2020
BACKGROUND: Semi-active robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty (THA) has two options to measure the leg length discrepancy (LLD) and combined offset (CO), the 'enhanced' femoral workflow and the so-called 'express' simplified workflow. The purpose of ...
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Aug 18, 2020
BACKGROUND: Robot assisted upper limb (UL) therapy has been identified as an intervention with the potential to help improve the amount of practice performed by stroke survivors.
OBJECTIVE: We investigated how participants controlling a humanoid robotic arm's 3D endpoint position by moving their own hand are influenced by the robot's postures. We hypothesized that control would be facilitated (impeded) by biologically plausib...
International journal of nursing studies
Aug 18, 2020
BACKGROUND: Although the humanoid robot is highly engaging for children, whether humanoid robot-assisted interventions could help in diabetes management is still unclear.
The research on soft actuators including liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) becomes more and more appealing at a time when the expansion of artificial systems is blooming. Among the various LCE actuators, the bending deformation is often in the origin ...
INTRODUCTION: Robotic hiatal hernia repair offers potential advantages over traditional laparoscopy, most notably enhanced visualization, improved ergonomics, and articulating instruments. The clinical outcomes, however, have not been adequately eval...
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