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Designing Robots in the Wild: In situ Prototype Evaluation for a Break Management Robot [PDF]

Journal of Human-Robot Interaction, 2014
As robots move into everyday environments, we need to understand both the social and the technical constraints and affordances for human-robot interaction. We use in situ evaluation of partially functioning prototypes to inform the design of robotic technologies that fit their intended contexts of use and illustrate this method through a case study of ...
Selma Sabanovic, Sarah Reeder, Bobak Kechavarzi   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Membrane Vesicles from Lacticaseibacillus Casei BL23 Exhibit Antimicrobial Activity Against Escherichia coli and Immunostimulatory Effects on Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Membrane vesicles derived from the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus casei BL23 demonstrate antimicrobial properties against Escherichia coli and a potential biological effect in improving the overall survival of C. elegans infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These vesicles stimulated immune responses in primary cells without causing toxicity. Our results
Cecilia L. D'Antoni, Leila Pourtalebi Jahromi, Lorenzo Sana, Ana Paula Domínguez Rubio, Maja Dorfner, Jennifer Munkert, Heike Danzer, Philipp Arnold, Mikhail Lebedev, Esther Zanin, Oscar E. Pérez, Gregor Fuhrmann   +11 more
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Optoelectrical Devices for Neural Interfacing: Engineering Integration, Stability, and Multimodal Sensing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Implantable optoelectrical devices are an effective resource for the modulation and monitoring of neural activity with high spatiotemporal resolution. This review discusses current challenges faced by these devices and outlines future perspectives for the development of next‐generation neural interfaces targeting chronic, multisite, and multimodal ...
Stella Aslanoglou, Barbara Spagnolo, Antonio Balena, Massimo De Vittorio, Ferruccio Pisanello   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dance with Me! Child-Robot Interaction in the Wild

, 2017
This paper presents the results of a singular experiment that has been conducted in a kindergarten in Japan. Four groups of ten children aged 3- to 5-year old interacted freely with the robot Pepper for about 20 min. In the first part of the experiment, the robot introduced itself to the children explaining a few basics.
Venture, Gentiane, Indurkhya, Bipin, Izui, Takamune   +2 more
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Oxygen Supply of Islets of Langerhans by Photosynthetically Active Microalgae in Bioprinted Co‐Cultures Maintains Their Function in a Hypoxic Environment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study developed a bioprinted co‐culture system embedding rat pancreatic islets and Scenedesmus sp. microalgae spatially defined in close vicinity. Red light was found optimal to ensure microalgal photosynthesis while maintaining islet viability and functionality. A tailored co‐culture medium supported both cell types.
Finn Dani, Sarah Duin, Ashwini Rahul Akkineni, Susann Lehmann, Barbara Ludwig, Michael Kühl, Michael Gelinsky, Anja Lode   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Fall Recovery Control for Legged Robots via Reinforcement Learning

Biomimetics
Falling is inevitable for legged robots when deployed in unstructured and unpredictable real-world scenarios, such as uneven terrain in the wild. Therefore, to recover dynamically from a fall without unintended termination of locomotion, the robot must ...
Sicen Li, Yiming Pang, Panju Bai, Shihao Hu, Liquan Wang, Gang Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Past Visions of Artificial Futures: One Hundred and Fifty Years under the Spectre of Evolving Machines

, 2018
The influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Artificial Life (ALife) technologies upon society, and their potential to fundamentally shape the future evolution of humankind, are topics very much at the forefront of current scientific, governmental ...
Dorin, Alan, Taylor, Tim
core   +1 more source

Localized Temperature Monitoring in Mouse Brain during Light Delivery via a Non‐Planar Tapered Fiber‐Integrated µRTD Sensor

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We report a multifunctional tapered optical fiber integrating a conformal micro‐resistance temperature detector (µRTD) for local, real‐time thermometry during optical stimulation. The platform combines light‐delivery and temperature sensing within a minimally invasive footprint, enabling detection of sub‐degree cortical heating under representative ...
Antonio Balena, Marco Bianco, Barbara Spagnolo, Muhammad Fayyaz Kashif, Alberto Bramati, Massimo De Vittorio, Ferruccio Pisanello   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A spatial impedance controller for robotic manipulation [PDF]

, 1997
Mechanical impedance is the dynamic generalization of stiffness, and determines interactive behavior by definition. Although the argument for explicitly controlling impedance is strong, impedance control has had only a modest impact on robotic ...
Broenink, Jan F., Fasse, Ernest D.
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source