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Pumpkin harvesting robotic end-effector

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2020
Abstract The development of an end-effector with a unique harvesting methodology based on the properties of pumpkin was presented in this paper. The components of the end-effector designed using Solidworks software; it dynamically simulated using SAM software; and after several modifications, the final components manufactured and assembled.
Ali Roshanianfard, Noboru Noguchi
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Osteophyte of the first costochondral joint is a reliable landmark to facilitate standardized robotic left internal mammary artery harvestingCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Techniques
Objective: Robotic left internal mammary artery (LIMA) harvesting can present various challenges for novice surgeons. This study aimed to investigate whether the osteophyte of the first costochondral joint (OFCCJ) could serve as an anatomical landmark ...
Peiling He, MM, Yan Yang, MM, Yi Song, MM, Ye Yuan, MM, Wenjun Wu, MM, Chang Liu, MM, Yijie Hu, MD   +6 more
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Robotic Harvesting Of Kiwifruit

, 2017
Harvesting kiwifruit, New Zealand's largest horticultural export, is a labour intensive task. An automated harvesting system is presented that utilises a robotic arm controlled by a machine vision system. Being electrically actuated, the arm provides highly accurate spacial positioning, necessary for carrying out the motions involved with picking.
Seabright, M, Jones, M H, Williams, H, Nejati, M, Barnett, J, Duke, M, Scarfe, A, MacDonald, B   +7 more
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Magnesium‐Based Transient Bioelectronics, Bio‐Optics and Bio‐Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper reviews the state of the art and recent advances in magnesium‐based thin‐film, foils, and scaffolds for applications in transient bio‐optics, bioelectronics and tissue engineering. The design principles, fabrication methods, material properties, and integration strategies are discussed in detail.
Massimo Mariello, Yves Leterrier
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Mechanistic Control of C─H Bond Activation and C─C Coupling in Light‐Driven Methane Conversion to C2+ Products over Multifunctional Photocatalysts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Methane photocatalytic activation under mild conditions remains a formidable challenge in the synthesis of solar fuels. In this review, we emphasize the growing importance of multifunctional materials and hybrid systems within a unified mechanistic framework that integrates selective C─H bond activation, formation and control of intermediates, C─C ...
Di Hu, Yuheng Jiang, Vitaly V. Ordomsky, Bastian Mei, Zhiyong Tang, Andrei Y. Khodakov   +5 more
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Revolutionizing Palm Dates Harvesting with Multirotor Flying Vehicles

Applied Sciences
This study addresses the challenges of traditional date palm harvesting, which is often labor-intensive and hazardous, by introducing an innovative solution utilizing multirotor flying vehicles (MRFVs). Unlike conventional methods such as hydraulic lifts
Hanafy M. Omar, Saad M. S. Mukras
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Chemically Fueled Systems Chemistry Across Length Scales

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Chemically fueled reaction cycles regulate processes through single and multiple catalytic sites on the molecular and assembly scale. This gives rise to unique kinetically controlled properties/functions like spatio‐temporal catalysis, oscillations, optical properties, and perform work.
Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch, Job Boekhoven
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Biomimetic Microfractals Based Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A leaf‐skeleton‐based microfractal architecture is integrated with guided CuNW networks and biomimetic triboelectric polymer layers, enabling breathable, flexible, and material‐efficient triboelectric nanogenerators. The resulting system combines enhanced charge generation and charge transport, offering potential for next‐generation self‐powered ...
Amit Barua, Mislav Matić, Ana‐Marija Pitner, Rituporn Gogoi, Aman Kumar, Mirko Poljak, Anastasia Koivikko, Vipul Sharma   +7 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
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