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Solver-Independent MAPPO for Disruption-Aware Last-Mile Routing via Candidate Parcel-Locker Consolidation Points

Computation
Urban last-mile routes must adapt when demand and network conditions change after dispatch. This study proposes a solver-independent multi-agent proximal policy optimization (MAPPO) framework that combines a shared fleet policy, dynamically ranked ...
Mohamed-Ali Ejjanfi, Kadim Lahcen Nadime, Jamal Benhra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Muhammad A. Khalid, Manish Chauhan, Pietro Valdastri, James H. Chandler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance Analysis of Automated Parcel Lockers in Urban Delivery: Combined Agent-Based–Monte Carlo Simulation Approach

Logistics
Background: The habitat structure, the environmental impact, the market acceptance, the changes in consumers’ preferences, and the pandemic urged for innovative solutions in urban last-mile delivery.
Eugen Rosca, Florin Rusca, Mircea Augustin Rosca, Aura Rusca   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Service Utilization Among Chronic Disease Patients in South Africa. [PDF]

Health Serv Insights, 2023
Boachie MK, Khoza M, Goldstein S, Munsamy M, Hofman K, Thsehla E.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Modeling a multi-period mobile parcel locker location-allocation problem with heterogeneous compartments

The rapid growth of e-commerce and the demand for delivery by last mile has increased the need for sustainable and cost-effective solutions. Parcel lockers have emerged as a promising innovation, yet existing research has rarely addressed mobile lockers ...
SOYSAL, MEHMET, Eriskan, Sibel, Batmaz, Merve Nur, GÜVENÇ PELİT, İLAY   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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, Xiaorui Hu, Chenmin Yuan, Haoyun Li, Xuzhong Su, Fengxin Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contactless channel for shopping and delivery in the context of social distancing in response to COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]

Electron Commer Res Appl, 2021
Wang X, Wong YD, Qi G, Yuen KF.
europepmc   +1 more source

Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard): An Aerial Robotic Swarm for Autonomous Detection and Entrapment of Rogue Multirotors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings, Levanya Dewanarayana, Iline Shaju, Haider Al‐Wizni, Sampson Marquis, Weicheng Huang, Pooya Sareh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private consumers preferences, awareness and ratings about parcel locker station services on the example of DPD Estonia

, 2018
Käesoleva lõputöö eesmärgiks oli välja selgitada ertarbijatest pakiautomaadi teenusekasutajate eelistused, valikukriiteriumid, teadlikkus ning tarbijate kogemuse hinnangud teenusele.
Kontram, Oliver
core   +1 more source

Technical Feasibility Study of Autonomous Field Robot‐Based on‐the‐go Assessment of Soil Nutrients Using Ion‐Sensitive Field‐Effect Transistors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Autonomous field robots equipped with ISFET‐based sensors enable rapid, spatially resolved soil nutrient analysis directly in the field. An automated system based on the BoniRob platform is presented for standardized on‐site extraction and measurement of key macronutrients and soil pH.
Vadim Riedel, Stefan Hinck, Edgar Peiter, Arno Ruckelshausen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source