Asgari, Motahareh Magerand, Ludovic Manfredi, Luigi
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and responsible for approximately 1 million deaths annually. Early screening is essential to increase the chances of survival, and it can also reduce the cost of treatments for healthcare centres. Colonoscopy is the gold standard for CRC screening and treatment, but it has several dr...
Ishiguro, Risa Kawasetsu, Takumi Motoori, Yutaro Paik, Jamie Hosoda, Koh
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Foldable wings serve as an effective solution for reducing the size of micro air vehicles (MAVs) during non-flight phases, without compromising the gliding capacity provided by the wing area. Among insects, earwigs exhibit the highest folding ratio in their wings. Inspired by the intricate folding mechanism in earwig hindwings, we aimed to develop ...
Jiang, Chao Huang, Xinchi Guo, Yi
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Multi-robot cooperative control has been extensively studied using model-based distributed control methods. However, such control methods rely on sensing and perception modules in a sequential pipeline design, and the separation of perception and controls may cause processing latencies and compounding errors that affect control performance. End-to-...
Riener, Robert Rabezzana, Luca Zimmermann, Yves
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The incessant progress of robotic technology and rationalization of human manpower induces high expectations in society, but also resentment and even fear. In this paper, we present a quantitative normalized comparison of performance, to shine a light onto the pressing question, “How close is the current state of humanoid robotics to outperforming ...
Engwall, Olov Bandera Rubio, Juan Pedro Bensch, Suna Haring, Kerstin Sophie Kanda, Takayuki Núñez, Pedro Rehm, Matthias Sgorbissa, Antonio
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van Dijk, Wietse Baltrusch, Saskia J. Dessers, Ezra de Looze, Michiel P.
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Collaborative robots (in short: cobots) have the potential to assist workers with physically or cognitive demanding tasks. However, it is crucial to recognize that such assistance can have both positive and negative effects on job quality. A key aspect of human-robot collaboration is the interdependence between human and robotic tasks. This interde...
Sakagami, Ryo Lay, Florian S. Dömel, Andreas Schuster, Martin J. Albu-Schäffer, Alin Stulp, Freek
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The term “world model” (WM) has surfaced several times in robotics, for instance, in the context of mobile manipulation, navigation and mapping, and deep reinforcement learning. Despite its frequent use, the term does not appear to have a concise definition that is consistently used across domains and research fields. In this review article, we boo...
Aihara, Keiko Inamoto, Yoko Saitoh, Eiichi Shibata, Seiko Sato, Yuriko Harada, Maki Otaka, Yohei
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Objectives: Hyolaryngeal movement during swallowing is essential to airway protection and bolus clearance. Although palpation is widely used to evaluate hyolaryngeal motion, insufficient accuracy has been reported. The Bando Stretchable Strain Sensor for Swallowing (B4S™) was developed to capture hyolaryngeal elevation and display it as waveforms. ...
Heinold, Eva Funk, Miriam Niehaus, Susanne Rosen, Patricia H. Wischniewski, Sascha
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Robotic systems are an integral component of today’s work place automation, especially in industrial settings. Due to technological advancements, we see new forms of human-robot interaction emerge which are related to different OSH risks and benefits. We present a multifaceted analysis of risks and opportunities regarding robotic systems in the con...
Groß, André Singh, Amit Banh, Ngoc Chi Richter, Birte Scharlau, Ingrid Rohlfing, Katharina J. Wrede, Britta
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Explanation has been identified as an important capability for AI-based systems, but research on systematic strategies for achieving understanding in interaction with such systems is still sparse. Negation is a linguistic strategy that is often used in explanations. It creates a contrast space between the affirmed and the negated item that enriches...
