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 +2 more
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Visual obstacle avoidance technology of VSLAM indoor intelligent logistics robot combining optical flow and feature extraction. [PDF]
Li J.
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi +4 more
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Policy-Guided Model Predictive Path Integral for Safe Manipulator Trajectory Planning. [PDF]
Liang L, Wu C, Wang X.
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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 +8 more
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Assessing the Alignment of Long-Term Care Insurance Benefits and Service Provision: Evidence from Shandong, China and Implications for Implementation Risk. [PDF]
Han Z, Wang X, Ma H, Qu H.
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Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion
A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza +3 more
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Obstacle-aware inverse kinematics of variable-length continuum robots via teaching-learning-based optimization with experimental validation. [PDF]
Ghoul A +4 more
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This work presents a robotic control method for human–robot collaborative assembly based on a biomechanics‐constrained digital human model. Reinforcement learning is used to generate physiologically plausible human motion trajectories, which are integrated into a virtual environment for robot control learning.
Bitao Yao +4 more
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KA-IHO: A Kinematic-Aware Improved Hippo Optimization Algorithm for Collision-Free Mobile Robot Path Planning in Complex Grid Environments. [PDF]
Yuan C +8 more
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