Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
Aug 1, 2019
BACKGROUND: Although gait disorders strongly contribute to perceived disability in people with Parkinson's disease, clinical trials have failed to identify which task-oriented gait training method can provide the best benefit. Freezing of gait remain...
Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
Aug 1, 2019
Bio-signal based assessment for upper-limb functions is an attractive technology for rehabilitation. In this work, an upper-limb function evaluator is developed based on biological signals, which could be used for selecting different robotic training...
To investigate by means of a randomized clinical trial the safety of no drain in the pelvic cavity after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with or without extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND). From May to December 2016, 112 conse...
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to explore the feasibility of using telepresence robots to encourage interactive communication in dementia care, from the perspective of family carers.
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Jul 31, 2019
Displaying tactile feedback through a touchscreen via electrovibration has many potential applications in mobile devices, consumer electronics, home appliances and automotive industry though our knowledge and understanding of the underlying contact m...
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Jul 31, 2019
Biohybrid robotics takes an engineering approach to the expansion and exploitation of biological behaviours for application to automated tasks. Here, we identify the construction of living buildings and infrastructure as a high-potential application ...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Jul 30, 2019
Sensory memory, formed at the beginning while perceiving and interacting with the environment, is considered a primary source of intelligence. Transferring such biological concepts into electronic implementation aims at achieving perceptual intellige...
This article presents the design and development of a new hands-free ultrasonication robot for filamentous fungi homogenization. The platform was constructed with a modified inexpensive 3D printer, equipped with an upward-facing camera, a custom-desi...
Robots in orthopedic surgery have been developed rapidly for decades and bring significant benefits to the patients and healthcare providers. However, robotics in fracture reduction remains at the infant stage. As essential components of the current ...
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