Force–Displacement Characterization of PNIPAM Microactuators
A method to experimentally establish a force–displacement diagram of poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) microactuators, printed by 2PP, is presented herein. PNIPAM is a hydrogel whose volume and stiffness change with temperature due to the absorption or release of water.
Manon Cassignol +4 more
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FasterGeo-YOLO: Multi-Scale Geometric Adaptive Feature Enhancement for Lightweight Road Damage Detection. [PDF]
Zhang L +6 more
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WorMa is an amphibious undulatory robot that uses Center of Mass redistribution as the sole terrain adaptation mechanism. This mechanism is based on internal fluid mass redistribution through a pump‐driven latex balloon system that creates three profiles: head‐biased, balanced, and tail‐biased.
Daniil Filimonov, Nana Obayashi
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Wake-Independent Velocity Estimation and Motion Compensation for SAR Moving Target Based on Time-Frequency Analysis. [PDF]
Wen C +6 more
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A balanced multimodal food‐waste dataset and a novel Split Spatial‐Spectral Attention fusion framework are presented for robotic contaminant detection. Separate processing of RGB, thermal, and multispectral inputs preserves subtle material signatures before feature integration, reducing modality interference and improving classification and ...
Matthew Vestal +5 more
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From analytical to data-driven: multi-method optimization of a bendable mirror system for dynamic focusing. [PDF]
Sun B +14 more
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Distributed Micropneumatic Sensors for Soft Robots to Detect Touch and Pose
Soft robots need integrated touch and pose sensing for safe and reliable operation. This work presents a three‐fingered soft gripper with 18 micropneumatic sensors made from the same materials as its pneumatic actuators. By measuring airflow resistance changes in deforming microchannels of the sensors, finger pose and contact are detected, enabling ...
Vilma Lampinen +3 more
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Hindfoot realignment after coronal plane correction: a novel radiographic angle on long-leg standing radiograph. [PDF]
Kim WS, Lee KM, Sung KH, Sim Y, Lee SY.
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Robotics in Ionizing Radiation Environments: Vulnerabilities, Hardening, and Future Directions
Radiation exposure causes cumulative degradation in robotic sensors, actuators, and electronic logic, often leading to undetected failures. This study maps component vulnerabilities, evaluates hardening and shielding strategies, and identifies testing gaps that must be addressed to enable next‐generation radiation‐tolerant robotic systems.
Francis A. K. Djirackor +4 more
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An Optimized 3D-Printed Meta-Matching Layer To Enhance Transmission Through Calcified Plaques
Ghanbarzadeh-Daghyean A +4 more
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