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Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker, Jelle de Vries, Johannes T. B. overvelde   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gait Analysis of Pak Biawak: A Necrobot Lizard Built using the Skeleton of an Asian Water Monitor (Varanus Salvator)

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds, Donan Satria Yudha, Parvez Alam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of Optimal Intervention Based on a Generative Structural Causal Model

Mathematics
In the industrial sector, malfunctions of equipment that occur during the production and operation process typically necessitate human intervention to restore normal functionality.
Haotian Wu, Siya Chen, Jun Fan, Guang Jin   +3 more
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ChicGrasp: Imitation‐Learning‐Based Customized Dual‐Jaw Gripper Control for Manipulation of Delicate, Irregular Bio‐Products

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Automated poultry processing lines still rely on humans to lift slippery, easily bruised carcasses onto a shackle conveyor. Deformability, anatomical variance, and hygiene rules make conventional suction and scripted motions unreliable. We present ChicGrasp, an end‐to‐end hardware‐software co‐designed imitation learning framework, to offer a ...
Amirreza Davar, Zhengtong Xu, Siavash Mahmoudi, Pouya Sohrabipour, Chaitanya Pallerla, Yu She, Wan Shou, Philip Glen Crandall, Dongyi Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search for a Green Vehicle Routing Problem with Depot Sharing

Mathematics
In urban logistics distribution, vehicle carbon emissions during the distribution process significantly contribute to environmental pollution. While developing green logistics is critical for the sustainable growth of the logistics industry, existing ...
Zixuan Wu, Ping Lou, Jianmin Hu, Yuhang Zeng, Chuannian Fan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza, Hiroshi Kaminaga, Philippe Fraisse, Gentiane Venture   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Robust Competitive Global Supply Chain Network Design under Disruption: The Case of Medical Device Industry

International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Research, 2015
In this study, an optimization model is proposed to design a Global Supply Chain (GSC) for a medical device manufacturer under disruption in the presence of pre-existing competitors and price inelasticity of demand.
Aliakbar Hasani, Seyed Hessameddin Zegordi   +1 more
doaj  

Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir, Muhammad A. Khalid, Manish Chauhan, Pietro Valdastri, James H. Chandler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multi-robot Farmland Operation Path Scheduling Method Integrating Jump Point Search and Multi-stage Collaborative Optimized Salp Swarm Algorithm for Balanced Task Allocation

Engineered Science
To address high path costs, imbalanced task loads, and unstable convergence in multi-robot path planning and scheduling within unstructured farmland environments, this paper presents a balanced scheduling method combining Enhanced Jump Point Search (EJPS)
Liwei Yang, Ping Li, Yun Ge, He Zhang, Fuyang Zhang, Yijiang Zheng, Zhongshuo Ding   +6 more
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An adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for selective and periodic inventory routing problem

, 2020
In this thesis we develop the first metaheuristic method for a selective and periodic inventory routing problem (SPIRP) that arises in reverse logistics. The problem concerns a biodiesel production company collecting used vegetable oil from restaurants and hotels which are the source nodes using and wasting vegetable oil in considerable amounts.
openaire   +1 more source