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Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Meaningful Participation of Smart Villages in Industry 4.0 Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Research in Business and Management
The study seeks to examine, through a literature review, the level of participation and impact of smart villages in Sub-Saharan Africa. The smart village initiative has the potential to alleviate poverty in rural areas and reduce the rural-urban ...
Wlifreda Chawarura
doaj   +1 more source

Defining Domestic Environmental Experience for Occupants’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

open access: yesDesigns, 2020
This study was stipulated by today’s limited living conditions of middle income households in Bangladesh who have economic constraints that contribute to hindering improvement of their existing domestic settings that may affect occupants’ mental health ...
Sajal Chowdhury   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stretchable Energy Storage with Eutectic Gallium Indium Alloy

open access: yesAdvanced Energy Materials, Volume 15, Issue 11, March 18, 2025.
A highly stretchable liquid metal‐based electrode is developed via a one‐step process, retaining conductivity and capacitance after mechanical deformation up to 900% strain. The stretchable all‐solid‐state device provides a areal energy density of 43 µWh cm⁻2 after 150% strain.
Adit Gupta   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Villages

open access: yes, 2018
Over recent decades, people’s (rural and urban) communities are facing numerous social and economic changes and challenges. Some of those challenges have been increasingly addressed through the lenses of technological developments and digitalization.
Zavratnik, Veronika   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Villages: Relevance, Approaches, Policymaking Implications

open access: yes, 2019
Smart village may be a new, and for that matter a rather fancy, concept, yet the thrust of problems and challenges that it speaks to is by no means trivial or new.
Anna Visvizi   +3 more
core   +1 more source

25 lat odnowy wsi w Polsce – koniec misji czy zaczyn odnowy wsi 2.0?

open access: yesWieś i Rolnictwo, 2023
Opolski Program Odnowy Wsi (OPOW), inspirowany wzorcami z Austrii i Niemiec, w roku 1997 wyznaczył początek upowszechnienia się odnowy wsi w Polsce. Wyniki programu i rosnące nim zainteresowanie zrodziły oczekiwanie, iż odnowa wsi i w tym kraju wyznaczy ...
Ryszard Wilczyński
doaj   +1 more source

Robot‐Assisted Measurement of the Critical Micelle Concentration

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
The study introduces (SIMO) smart integrator for manual operations, a robotic platform for precise, repeatable determination of (CMC) critical micelle concentration in surfactants. SIMO reduces standard deviation by 80% compared to manual methods. Surfactant, dye, and diluent selection, robotic protocols, and data handling are detailed.
Vincenzo Scamarcio   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the Success of Smart Villages: Empowering Communities through Digital Skill Development

open access: yesProsperity
This research is motivated by the digital divide between urban and rural areas in Riau Province, especially in the transformation of villages into Smart Villages. The focus is on measuring the impact of digital skills development on three pillars: Smart
Darusman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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