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Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychomotor slowing in schizophrenia is associated with aberrant postural control

open access: yesSchizophrenia
Motor abnormalities, including psychomotor slowing, are prevalent in a large proportion of individuals with schizophrenia. While postural control deficits have been observed in this population, the impact of motor abnormalities on postural stability ...
Melanie G. Nuoffer   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Postural Control in Older Adults [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1994
Peer Reviewed ; http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/111262/1/j.1532-5415.1994.tb06081.x ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Soft Robotic Snake with Tunable Undulatory Gait for Efficient Underwater Locomotion

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study designs an underwater soft snake robot using 3D‐printed soft actuators, controlled by specific signals to generate sinusoidal undulation. Results show a positive correlation between speed and swing amplitude, with optimal performance at 2/3π phase offset, PLA tail, 1.2 voltage growth rate, and 6s undulation period achieving a maximum speed ...
Huichen Ma, Junjie Zhou, Raye Yeow
wiley   +1 more source

Postural control in underachieving students

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2014
Postural balance is a sensory-motor function resulting from a learning process.To evaluate the postural control of underachieving students through static posturography together with virtual reality stimulation.This was a controlled cross-sectional study of a group of 51 underachieving students and a control group of 60 students with good school ...
Tomaz, Andreza   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of deuterium on static posture control [PDF]

open access: yes
A significant operational problem impacting upon the Space Shuttle program involves the astronaut's ability to safely egress from the Orbiter during an emergency situation. Following space flight, astronauts display significant movement problems.
Layne, Charles S.
core   +1 more source

Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Pilates versus Zumba training effects on postural control under conflicting sensory conditions in postmenopausal women

open access: yesExperimental Gerontology
The current study aimed to compare the effects of Pilates versus Zumba training on postural performance in middle-aged postmenopausal women. Fifty-seven eligible women, aged between 50 and 60 years, were randomized into three groups: Zumba (ZG) group ...
Fatma Ben Waer   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Fatigue on Balance in Individuals with Parkinson\u27s Disease: Influence of Medication and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Genotype

open access: yes, 2017
Background and Purpose: The purpose was to investigate the effects of fatigue on balance in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Because falls in this population can have deleterious consequences, it is important to understand the influence of ...
Baer, Michael   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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