MRI-guided endovascular robotics: A roadmap to MRI-native systems [PDF]
APL BioengineeringMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers potential advantages for endovascular intervention, including excellent soft-tissue contrast, multi-planar visualization, and the possibility of radiation-free guidance.
Giulio Dagnino
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Design considerations for miniaturized biosensor-enabled systems for older adults: insights from participatory design [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyMiniaturized technologies, including small, portable, or wearable devices such as biosensors, smartwatches, and implantable devices, are transforming health and wellness by enabling real-time, personalized monitoring and interventions, offering older ...
Mia Quidato +4 more
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Enabling Real‐Time Shape‐Sensing in Soft Robots via a Miniaturized, Single‐Signal, Color‐Tuned Soft Optical Sensor [PDF]
Advanced Robotics ResearchSoft robotic systems require embedded sensing for closed‐loop and autonomous control; however, existing shape‐sensing approaches are limited by rigidity, bulky multisensor designs, and high computational cost.
Frank Juliá Wise +6 more
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Review of Gastrointestinal Capsule Robots: Materials, Actuation, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics [PDF]
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This review examines gastrointestinal capsule robots through a systems engineering lens, covering shell materials, actuation and localization strategies, diagnostic modalities, therapeutic interventions, and commercialization status. By mapping the complete technological chain from fabrication to clinical deployment, this work identifies critical gaps ...
Zengsheng Li +8 more
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EndoTac: An Endoscopic Camera‐Based Tactile Sensor with High Sensitivity for Minimally Invasive Surgery [PDF]
Advanced Science, EarlyView.EndoTac presents a trocar‐compatible endoscopic vision‐based tactile sensor that uses a convex mirror to enlarge side‐facing tactile coverage during minimally invasive vessel palpation. Distorted tactile images are unwarped and processed by a learning model to estimate vascular deformation, enabling sensitive, spatially distributed tactile perception ...
Yupeng Wang +5 more
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A Magnetic‐Driven Self‐Rotation‐Stabilized Miniature Swimming Robot [PDF]
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Inspired by the stable rotational descent of seeds in nature, this study designs a magnetic‐driven self‐rotation‐stabilized miniature swimming robot (MSMSR). Based on a resonance‐driven strategy, the robot exhibits high swimming performance, offering enhanced directional swimming and improved resistance to water flow disturbances compared to existing ...
Fujun Wang +4 more
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Magnetic catheter robot with dynamic force feedback for stiffness identification and abnormality detection [PDF]
Fundamental ResearchMagnetic continuum robots offer unique advantages for minimally invasive surgery owing to their flexibility, miniaturization, and remote actuation. However, the absence of reliable real-time force feedback in existing magnetically actuated catheters ...
Haolan Shen +8 more
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Autonomous multi-robot synthesis and optimization of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsMetal halide perovskite (MHP) nanocrystals (NCs) offer extraordinary tunability in their optical properties, yet fully exploiting this potential is challenged by a vast and complex synthesis parameter space.
Jinge Xu +12 more
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Vine‐Inspired Soft Robotics: Materials, Actuations, and Emerging Applications [PDF]
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Vine‐inspired robots grow from the tip, enabling navigation through confined spaces with minimal disturbance. This Review summarizes material and actuation strategies for vine‐inspired growth, key functions including steering, retraction, attachment, branching, and variable stiffness, and emerging applications spanning medical intervention, confined ...
Jiahao Wu +7 more
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Arthropod‐Inspired Miniature Modular Vibration Direct‐Drive Robot With Untethered Locomotion [PDF]
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This work presents an arthropod‐inspired untethered miniature modular vibration direct‐drive robot. By utilizing standardized driving units and nested locking interfaces, on‐demand reconfiguration into quadruped, hexapod, octopod, and circular morphologies is achieved.
Shijing Zhang +4 more
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