Origami‐Inspired Structural Design for Aquatic‐Terrestrial Amphibious Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work presents a lightweight amphibious origami robot actuated by a single shape memory alloy wire. A rigid foldable origami structure with displacement amplification enables efficient terrestrial crawling and aquatic swimming. The addition of fan‐shaped units allows controllable turning in both environments.
Weiqi Liu +5 more
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Rheumatoid Arthritis-Like Hand Deformities in a Case with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report
Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2010 Summary Osteogenesis imperfecta is a disease that involves mesodermal tissues and characterized by decreased bone mass and increased bone fragility.
Özcan Hız +4 more
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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.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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MedisurFreeman-Sheldon syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a wide spectrum of bone abnormalities, joint contractures, and typical facial features.
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Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2012 In this report, a 32 years old woman with increased nuchal translucency at 11th weeks of gestation and the diagnosis of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita is demonstrated. After informing the family, chorion villus sampling (CVS) was performed.
Kazım Gezginç +4 more
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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 +4 more
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The recovery time required for rat joint contractures treated with joint fixation with unweighting of the hind limbs. [PDF]
J Phys Ther Sci, 2019 Sato Y +7 more
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Bioinspired Soft‐Skeleton Robotics With Cooperative Shape Transformation and Stiffness Adaptation
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A bioinspired soft‐skeleton robot that integrates variable‐stiffness chain skeletons into a soft textile skin is developed. The chain skeletons are highly flexible initially but can stiffen upon pneumatic actuation, enabling large deformation and enhanced load‐bearing capacity.
Mengyuan Niu +5 more
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Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 Antibody-Positive Juvenile Dermatomyositis Presenting With Predominant Joint Contractures. [PDF]
Rev NeurolLiu Q +9 more
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Light‐Driven Quadrupedal Walking Biohybrid Robot With Antagonistic Muscle‐Rings and Inclined Joints
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work presents a light‐driven quadrupedal walking biohybrid robot powered by antagonistic muscle‐rings that achieve alternating walking gait. Optical training improved reproducibility of cultured muscle tissues, while caffeine treatment enhanced contractile force.
Shotaro Saito +5 more
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