Remora‐Inspired Sensing Suction Cup with Adhesion Monitoring and Force Detection
A suction cup with integrated liquid metal microchannel sensors enables stable multidirectional force sensing and adhesion monitoring in both air and water. The flexible resistive sensors, placed on the outer lip, transduce deformations into resistance changes under normal and shear loads.
Yuchen Liu +7 more
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A cutting-edge ensemble model for enhanced underwater image restoration and quality improvement. [PDF]
Sarala A, Vinoth Kumar C.
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Leveraging spinning‐induced localized suction, the spinner device enables ultra‐efficient removal of kidney stone fragments, capturing a larger quantity of fragments from distances exceeding 20 mm. The spinner significantly improves the efficiency and effectiveness of stone fragment removal by reducing operative time, increasing stone‐free rates, and ...
Yilong Chang +3 more
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Progressive Multi-Scale Perception Network for Non-Uniformly Blurred Underwater Image Restoration. [PDF]
Kong D, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Wang Y, Wang Y.
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A Novel Milli‐Scale Magnetic Robot Exploiting Rotation for Controlled Magnetic Particles Release
Delivering magnetic particles can become a game changer in minimally invasive medicine. To cope with this challenge, a magnetically actuated milli‐scale carrier leveraging rotation to perform on‐demand tunable release of magnetic particles across multiple release events is presented.
Giordano De Angelis +3 more
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RT-CBAM: Refined Transformer Combined with Convolutional Block Attention Module for Underwater Image Restoration. [PDF]
Ye R, Qian Y, Huang X.
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REWW‐ARM—Remote Wire‐Driven Mobile Robot: Design, Control, and Experimental Validation
The Remote Wire‐Driven robot “REWW‐ARM” demonstrates a new concept of remote actuation that separates electronics from harsh environments while retaining closed‐loop control. Combining tendon‐sheath mechanisms with decoupled joints, it achieves efficient power transmission and autonomous locomotion, manipulation, and underwater operation, suggesting ...
Takahiro Hattori +4 more
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Underwater image restoration based on dual information modulation network. [PDF]
Wang L +5 more
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Superhydrophobic Drag Reduction for Turbulent Flows in OpenWater [PDF]
Grabowski, Andrew +6 more
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Soft Artificial Ciliary Brush with Integrated Haptic Feedback for Efficient Airway Mucus Cleaning
A fundamental mucus cleaning mechanism is reported, which utilizes both artificial cilia mechanical sweeping and suction‐based mucus cleaning. A novel haptic feedback interface for the artificial cilia provides touch feedback on tissue contact, enhancing operator control and safety.
Zhongming Lyu +7 more
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