TacScope: A Miniaturized Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor for Surgical Applications
TacScope is a compact, vision‐based tactile sensor designed for robot‐assisted surgery. By leveraging a curved elastomer surface with pressure‐sensitive particle redistribution, it captures high‐resolution 3D tactile feedback. TacScope enables accurate tumor detection and shape classification beneath soft tissue phantoms, offering a scalable, low‐cost ...
Md Rakibul Islam Prince +3 more
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Resonance-Anchored Residual Surrogate for Spectral Prediction and Inverse Design of Multiple Terahertz Metamaterial Absorber Topologies. [PDF]
Li G +5 more
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This study explores how information processing is distributed between brains and bodies through a codesign approach. Using the “backpropagation through soft body” framework, brain–body coupling agents are developed and analyzed across several tasks in which output is generated through the agents’ physical dynamics.
Hiroki Tomioka +3 more
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Bio-Inspired Optimization in Soft Robot Design: Methods, Applications, and Future Directions. [PDF]
Sun Y, Lueth TC.
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An enhanced universal gripper combining rigid mechanics with self‐adaptable fingers is presented for industrial automation. The novel six‐bar linkage with integrated compliant pad eliminates mechanical interference while enabling passive shape adaptation.
Muhammad Usman Khalid +7 more
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Topology-Free EM Modeling and Analysis of Pixelated Microstrip Low-Pass Filters Under Comparable Footprint. [PDF]
Davalos-Guzman J +2 more
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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol
Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong +2 more
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Numerical Analysis of the Effects of TPMS Topology and Relative Density on Heat Sink Cooling Performance. [PDF]
Iticha W, Stręk T.
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Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications
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 +4 more
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Hierarchical crystal structure prediction of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks using DFT and machine-learned interatomic potentials. [PDF]
Xu Y +6 more
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