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A robot-assisted acoustofluidic end effector [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Lab-on-a-chip systems have been widely used in microscale liquid manipulation and greatly benefit from automation. Durrer et al. show a robot-assisted acoustofluidic end effector system, comprising a robotic arm and an acoustofluidic device, that ...
Jan Durrer +5 more
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Design and Testing of an End-Effector for Tomato Picking
Agronomy, 2023 Based on the structural shortage of an agricultural labor force and the continuous increase in tomato planting scale in China, as well as the limitation of a greenhouse working environment on the development of tomato picking productivity, a motor-driven
Tianchi Wang +7 more
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End-effector lower limb robot-assisted gait training effects in subacute stroke patients: A randomized controlled pilot trial. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2023 Background: This pilot study investigated end-effector lower limb rehabilitation robot training effects in subacute stroke patients. Methods: Forty-nine stroke patients were randomly assigned to 2 treatment groups: a 30-minute end-effector lower limb ...
Lee J +6 more
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Pneumatic–Cable-Hybrid-Driven Multi-Mechanism End Effector and Cross-Surface Validation [PDF]
BiomimeticsWall-climbing robots are increasingly required for applications in aerospace, high-altitude operations, and complex environmental monitoring, where they must maintain reliable adhesion and continuous mobility across surfaces with rapidly changing ...
Zhongyuan Wang +5 more
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Pressure-Stabilized Flexible End-Effector for Selective Picking of Agaricus bisporus
Agriculture, 2023 Agaricus bisporus is widely cultivated worldwide due to its considerable economic benefits. The increasingly prominent contradiction between production and labor shortage necessitates the urgent replacement of human workers with intelligent picking ...
Kaixuan Zhao +7 more
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A Review of End-Effector Research Based on Compliance Control
Machines, 2022 The end-effector is a key device for direct contact and operation between the operator and the workpiece, and its mechanical structure will directly affect the quality of the machine and expand its application.
Ye Dai +3 more
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An end-effector for robotic cotton harvesting
Smart Agricultural Technology, 2022 Cotton, a major crop worldwide, is harvested in mechanized production systems once at the end of the growing season. To facilitate harvest and maximize fiber quality, the plants are typically defoliated when about 60% of the cotton bolls are open. Due to
Hussein Gharakhani +2 more
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A-SEE: Active-Sensing End-effector Enabled Probe Self-Normal-Positioning for Robotic Ultrasound Imaging Applications. [PDF]
IEEE Robot Autom Lett, 2022 Conventional manual ultrasound (US) imaging is a physically demanding procedure for sonographers. A robotic US system (RUSS) has the potential to overcome this limitation by automating and standardizing the imaging procedure.
Ma X +4 more
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AgricultureFruit- and vegetable-harvesting robots are a great addition to Agriculture 4.0 since they are gradually replacing human labor in challenging activities.
Chongyang Han +6 more
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RoboticsIn the last decades, there has been an increasing number of human patients who suffer from upper-limb disorders limiting their motor abilities. One of the possible solutions that gained extensive research interest is the development of robot-aided ...
Dalia M. Mahfouz +3 more
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