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A cane-based low cost sensor to implement attention mechanisms in telecare robots [PDF]
, 2019 Telepresence robots have been recently used for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). Since the robot can not track a person continuously, there are several strategies to decide when to check them, from cyclic checks to simple requests from users
Ballesteros, Joaquín +3 more
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Head Pose Detection for a Wearable Parrot-Inspired Robot Based on Deep Learning
Applied Sciences, 2018 Extensive research has been conducted in human head pose detection systems and several applications have been identified to deploy such systems. Deep learning based head pose detection is one such method which has been studied for several decades and ...
Jaishankar Bharatharaj +5 more
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Electro‐Powerless Balloon Soft Actuator with Manually Driven Fluidic Circuit
Advanced Electronic Materials, 2023 Balloon‐type actuators have attracted scientific attention because they allow easy control of the output intensity and a high degree‐of‐freedom regarding shape and movement. However, they require bulky external pumps and electric power suppliers.
Ryosuke Matsuda, Zihao Song, Hiroki Ota
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Smart Computing and Sensing Technologies for Animal Welfare: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2016 Animals play a profoundly important and intricate role in our lives today. Dogs have been human companions for thousands of years, but they now work closely with us to assist the disabled, and in combat and search and rescue situations.
Amla, Nina +2 more
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Sensors, 2020 The size of a device and its adaptability to human properties are important factors in developing a wearable device. In wearable robot research, therefore, soft materials and tendon transmissions have been utilized to make robots compact and adaptable to
Byungchul Kim, Jiwon Ryu, Kyu-Jin Cho
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Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Based on Novel Winding Method
Actuators, 2021 This paper proposes a pneumatic artificial muscle based on a novel winding method. By this method, the inflation of silicone tubes is transformed to the contraction of muscle, whereas the expansion keeps on one side of the muscle, i.e., the expansion of ...
Disheng Xie +3 more
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Rehabilitative devices for a top-down approach [PDF]
, 2019 In recent years, neurorehabilitation has moved from a "bottom-up" to a "top down" approach. This change has also involved the technological devices developed for motor and cognitive rehabilitation.
de Bartolo, Daniela +7 more
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Wearable Ankle Robots in Post-stroke Rehabilitation of Gait: A Systematic Review
Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2019 Background: Stroke causes weak functional mobility in survivors and affects the ability to perform activities of daily living. Wearable ankle robots are a potential intervention for gait rehabilitation post-stroke.Objective: The aim of this study is to ...
Bin Shi +12 more
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Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 Wearable robots assist individuals with sensorimotor impairment in daily life, or support industrial workers in physically demanding tasks. In such scenarios, low mass and compact design are crucial factors for device acceptance. Remote actuation systems
Jan Dittli +5 more
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International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2020 With the growth of the number of elderly and disabled with motor dysfunction, the demand for assisted exercise is increasing. Wearable power assistance robots are developed to provide athletic ability of limbs for the elderly or the disabled who have ...
Chenlei Xie +3 more
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