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Asymmetry in Skipping Enhances Viability Against Control Input Noise

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Quadruped animals use asymmetric galloping gaits at high speeds, yet the functional role of this asymmetry remains unclear. This study shows that left–right asymmetry in touchdown angles enhances robustness to control noise. Using a simple two‐legged locomotion model and viability theory, it demonstrates that asymmetric skipping substantially enlarges ...
Yuichi Ambe, Alvin So, Shinya Aoi
wiley   +1 more source

Using Landsat, Sentinel-1 and -2 and GEE to assess changes in wetland Ecosystem Functional Groups in the Maputaland Coastal Plain of South Africa. [PDF]

MethodsX
Apleni P, Naidoo L, Tsele P, van Deventer H.   +3 more
europepmc   +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

Semiochemical inhibitors for protecting conifers from bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Western United States: research, development, and application. [PDF]

Front Insect Sci
Fettig CJ, Audley JP.
europepmc   +1 more source

Multimodal Engagement Assessment in Children During Invented Story Paradigm With a Social Robot

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A multimodal framework is proposed to assess children's engagement during storytelling interactions with a social robot. Gaze, physiological, and behavioral data are combined and validated against observer ratings. An automated gaze‐labeling strategy is introduced, and supervised classifiers achieve high accuracy. The study supports scalable engagement
Laura Fiorini, Elena Adelucci, Stefano Scatigna, Lorenzo Pugi, Alice Bruni, Benedetta Carotenuto, Chiara Pecini, Filippo Cavallo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forest Densification and Pollution Rival Climate in Driving US Tree Demographic Change. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Kling MM, Burnham PA, Dube MP, McGill BJ, McLaughlin BP, Miller SN, Waring TM, Gotelli NJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Malaria Prevalence Near African Mangroves: Negative Association With Mangrove Extent, but Positive Association With Mangrove Greenness. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Cruz-Laufer AJ, Dahdouh-Guebas F, Díaz-Morales DM, Kyrychenko O, Vanhove MPM, Wood CL.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Forests in protected areas worldwide face increased thermal pressure from urbanization. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Huang A, Xu X, Jia G, Belle E, De Frenne P, Zhou Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source