Science robotics
Apr 24, 2024
Animals are much better at running than robots. The difference in performance arises in the important dimensions of agility, range, and robustness. To understand the underlying causes for this performance gap, we compare natural and artificial techno...
International journal of sports physiology and performance
Feb 24, 2024
PURPOSE: The study had 3 purposes: (1) to develop an index using machine-learning techniques to predict the fitness status of soccer players, (2) to explore the index's validity and its relationship with a submaximal run test (SMFT), and (3) to analy...
Journal of sports sciences
Feb 1, 2024
Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common musculoskeletal pain disorder experienced by runners. While biomechanics of those with PFP have been extensively studied, methodological considerations may omit important adaptations exhibited by those experienci...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jun 14, 2023
Binarized Neural Network (BNN) is a quantized Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), reducing the precision of network parameters for a much smaller model size. In BNNs, the Batch Normalisation (BN) layer is essential. When running BN on edge devices, f...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Nov 4, 2022
The superior ability of dynamic legged locomotion in traversing rough terrain relative to wheeled or tracked mechanisms comes with the cost of fragile stability. Simple control methods that use only a few basic detection sensors and apply a single co...
Scientific reports
Aug 26, 2022
Many quadrupeds are capable of power efficient gaits, especially trot and gallop, thanks to their flexible trunk. The oscillations of the system that includes the backbone, the tendons and musculature, store and release elastic energy, helping a smoo...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Aug 17, 2022
The last few decades have been characterised by a very active application of smart technologies in various fields of industry. This paper deals with industrial activities, such as injection molding, where it is required to monitor continuously the ma...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Aug 15, 2022
Recent advances in both lightweight deep learning algorithms and edge computing increasingly enable multiple model inference tasks to be conducted concurrently on resource-constrained edge devices, allowing us to achieve one goal collaboratively rath...
Science robotics
Mar 16, 2022
Recapitulating avian locomotion opens the door for simple and economical control of legged robots without sensory feedback systems.
Scientific reports
Feb 22, 2022
Running gait patterns have implications for revealing the causes of injuries between higher-mileage runners and low-mileage runners. However, there is limited research on the possible relationships between running gait patterns and weekly running mil...