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Ultra-stable and tough bioinspired crack-based tactile sensor for small legged robots
npj Flexible Electronics, 2023 For legged robots, collecting tactile information is essential for stable posture and efficient gait. However, mounting sensors on small robots weighing less than 1 kg remain challenges in terms of the sensor’s durability, flexibility, sensitivity, and ...
Taewi Kim +17 more
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Bio‐inspired functional coacervates
Aggregate, 2022 Many functional coacervates have been identified in biological systems, which have attracted widespread interest. Coacervation is a liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) process in which a macromolecule‐enriched liquid phase is formed together with a ...
Shujun Chen, Qi Guo, Jing Yu
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Recognition of Human Chef’s Intentions for Incremental Learning of Cookbook by Robotic Salad Chef
IEEE Access, 2023 Robotic chefs are a promising technology that can bring sizeable health and economic benefits when deployed ubiquitously. This deployment is hindered by the costly process of programming the robots to cook specific dishes while humans learn from ...
Grzegorz Sochacki +3 more
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Manipulation of free-floating objects using Faraday flows and deep reinforcement learning
Scientific Reports, 2022 The ability to remotely control a free-floating object through surface flows on a fluid medium can facilitate numerous applications. Current studies on this problem have been limited to uni-directional motion control due to the challenging nature of the ...
David Hardman +2 more
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Longevity of Raw and Lyophilized Crude Urease Extracts
Sustainable Chemistry, 2021 The stability (longevity of activity) of three crude urease extracts was evaluated in a laboratory study as part of an effort to reduce the cost of urease for applications that do not require high purity enzyme.
Neda Javadi +3 more
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Vocal pain expression augmentation for a robopatient
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 Abdominal palpation is one of the basic but important physical examination methods used by physicians. Visual, auditory, and haptic feedback from the patients are known to be the main sources of feedback they use in the diagnosis.
Namnueng Protpagorn +4 more
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Autonomous dishwasher loading from cluttered trays using pre‐trained deep neural networks
Engineering Reports, 2021 Autonomous dishwasher loading is a benchmark problem in robotics that highlights the challenges of robotic perception, planning, and manipulation in an unstructured environment.
Isobel Voysey +2 more
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Fabrication of Flexible Multi-Cavity Bio-Inspired Adhesive Unit Using Laminated Mold Pouring
Machines, 2022 To meet the requirements for the flexible end-effectors of industrial grippers and climbing robots, inspired by the animal attachment mechanism, a bio-inspired adhesive unit (Bio-AU) was designed.
Linghao Zhang +5 more
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Predictive Learning of Error Recovery with a Sensorized Passivity‐Based Soft Anthropomorphic Hand
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Manipulation strategies based on the passive dynamics of soft‐bodied interactions provide robust performances with limited sensory information. They utilize the kinematic structure and passive dynamics of the body to adapt to objects of varying shapes ...
Kieran Gilday +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Teleoperated medical technologies are a fundamental part of the healthcare system. From telemedicine to remote surgery, they allow remote diagnosis and treatment.
Leone Costi, Fumiya Iida
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