Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications
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 +4 more
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Locking plate fixation for proximal humerus fractures: are four proximal screws adequate? A clinical and radiological analysis of 105 consecutive cases. [PDF]
Michelitsch C +4 more
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Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou +4 more
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A Novel Abutment Screw Head Design with an Integrated Retrieval Feature: An In Vitro Study. [PDF]
Batista R +4 more
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3D‐Printing Aided Rapid Prototyping of Pretensioned Tensegrity Structures for Robotic Applications
Printing, injection molding, and assembly (PMA) is a method for rapid prototyping mesoscale, topologically complex, and tensioned tensegrity structures. In combination with PMA method, two mold design strategies: modular mold and compact channel layout, enable efficiency and scalability for tensegrity fabrication.
Yi Sun +3 more
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Cartilage disruption patterns associated with percutaneous intramedullary screw fixation for metatarsal fractures: a cadaveric study. [PDF]
Keith B +4 more
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This review maps the methods to monitor robots’ health by fusing vibration, sound, control signals, vision, force, and oil information with artificial intelligence. It identifies deep learning, transfer learning, digital twins, and physics‐informed models as key methodological pathways enabling earlier diagnosis, safer human–robot collaboration, and ...
Yuting Qiao +6 more
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Vertebral Body Tethering of Double Major Curvature via Mini-Open, Thoracoscopically-Assisted Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Approaches. [PDF]
Lonner BS +4 more
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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won +5 more
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This review highlights recent advances in material extrusion 3D printing of self‐healing polymers, focusing on the interplay between material chemistry, rheology, hardware customization, and process optimization. Filament‐ and ink‐based extrusion strategies, multimaterial architectures, and postprocessing approaches are discussed for applications in ...
Antonio Pavone +2 more
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