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Robotic surgery

Michèle Diana, Jacques Marescaux • British journal of surgery (2015)

BACKGROUND: Proficiency in minimally invasive surgery requires intensive and continuous training, as it is technically challenging for unnatural visual and haptic perceptions. Robotic and computer sciences are producing innovations to augme...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.9711

Design and modelling of an anisotropic continuum robot end-effector for single-port access surgery suturing

Tom Vandebroek, Julie Legrand, Tom Vercauteren, Sebastien Ourselin et al. • Advances in Mechanical Engineering (2023)

Single port access surgery has brought many advantages and new challenges to the field of minimally invasive surgery. In principle, many of these challenges can be addressed through robotics. Continuum robots in particular have seen a surge...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/16878132221140207

Fast‐Tracker 2.0: Improving autonomy of aerial tracking with active vision and human location regression

Neng Pan, Ruibin Zhang, Tiankai Yang, Can Cui et al. • IET Cyber-systems and Robotics (2021)

Abstract In recent years, several progressive studies promote the development of aerial tracking. One of the representative studies is our previous work Fast‐Tracker which is applicable to various challenging tracking scenarios. However, it...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1049/csy2.12033

PeriSim: A Simulator for Optimizing Peristaltic Table Control

Ross M. McKenzie, Jamie O. Roberts, Mohammed E. Sayed, Adam A. Stokes • Advanced Intelligent Systems (2019)

Peristaltic conveyance can be used for the sorting and transport of delicate and nonrigid objects such as meat or soft fruit. The non‐linearity and stochastic behavior of peristaltic systems make them difficult to control. Optimizing contro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/aisy.201900070

Boosting precision crop protection towards agriculture 5.0 via machine learning and emerging technologies: A contextual review

Gustavo A. Mesías-Ruiz, Gustavo A. Mesías-Ruiz, María Pérez-Ortiz, José Dorado et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2023)

Crop protection is a key activity for the sustainability and feasibility of agriculture in a current context of climate change, which is causing the destabilization of agricultural practices and an increase in the incidence of current or in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1143326

Remodeling of Endothelial Cell Nucleus Exposed to Three Different Mechanical Stimuli

Toshiro OHASHI, Kazuhiko HANAMURA, Daisaku AZUMA, Naoya SAKAMOTO et al. • Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering (2008)

Cell Nuclei play a critical role in controlling gene expression and replicating DNA, and is known to deform in association with cell shape changes in response to external forces. This study dealed with morphological analysis to quantitative...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1299/jbse.3.63

Toward a Framework for Human-Robot Interaction

Sebastian Thrun • Human-Computer Interaction (2004)

The goal of this article is to introduce the reader to the rich and vibrant field of robotics, in hopes of laying out an agenda for future research on human robot interaction. Robotics is a field in change; the meaning of the term “robot ” ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327051hci1901&2_2

Mixed reality for robotics

Wolfgang Hönig, Christina Milanes, Lisa Scaria, Thai Phan et al. • IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2015)

Mixed Reality can be a valuable tool for research and development in robotics. In this work, we refine the definition of Mixed Reality to accommodate seamless interaction between physical and virtual objects in any number of physical or vir...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/iros.2015.7354138

Persuasive Robotics: The influence of robot gender on human behavior

Mikey Siegel, Cynthia Breazeal, Michael I. Norton • IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2009)

Persuasive Robotics is the study of persuasion as it applies to human-robot interaction (HRI). Persuasion can be generally defined as an attempt to change another's beliefs or behavior. The act of influencing others is fundamental to nearly...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/iros.2009.5354116

Interaction with LLM-Based Systems: A Structured Review and Taxonomy of Mechanisms and Autonomy

Dino Nejašmić, Saša Mladenović, Andrina Granić • Applied Sciences (2026)

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly integrated into interactive systems across domains such as software development, robotics, and education. As these systems evolve from simple chat interfaces to autonomous, tool-using agents, th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app16105001

Virtual Reality-Based Center of Mass-Assisted Personalized Balance Training System

Deepesh Kumar, Alejandro González, Alejandro González, Abhijit Das et al. • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2018)

Poststroke hemiplegic patients often show altered weight distribution with balance disorders, increasing their risk of fall. Conventional balance training, though powerful, suffers from scarcity of trained therapists, frequent visits to cli...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2017.00085

Innovations in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: a review of clinical evidence and patient-reported outcomes for ExoTMS

David Pánek, Václav Gerla, Michelle Dees, Yael Halaas et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026)

IntroductionTranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique with demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of multiple psychiatric and neurological disorders. ExoTMS represents an evolution in TMS system des...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1850212

Cascaded Dual-Observer-Based Decoupled Estimation of Mass and Track Gradient for Permanent-Magnet-Driven Electric Monorail Cranes

Qijing Qin, Ziming Kou, Shaokai Kou, Guijun Gao et al. • Actuators (2026)

Precise data regarding the overall mass of the machinery and the gradient of the track are crucial for optimizing the control of monorail cranes and enhancing energy efficiency. Within the context of electric monorail cranes (EMCs), accurat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/act15090479

The Effect of Robotics and Coding Education on Girls’ STEM Motivation, Attitude and Career Aspirations

Salih Gülen, İsmail Dönmez, Fatma Betül Şengönül, Miyase Aslantaş et al. • SAGE Open (2025)

STEM education aims to develop 21st-century skills, support economic growth and promote gender equality in STEM fields. It is known that gender stereotypes play a significant role in the formation of STEM identity. The most important factor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21582440251382631

An inexact multiple-recourse hybrid-fuel management model with considering carbon reduction requirement for a biofuel-penetrated heating system

D.Z. Fu, T.J. Yang, Y.J. Pan, Y.M. Tong • Energy Reports (2023)

In China’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2060, the blending-biofuel-based heating technique is being used to reduce CO2 and air-pollutant emissions in existing district heating systems in northern China. This brings a series of new ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2023.03.081

A Novel Passive Implantable Differential Mechanism to Restore Individuated Finger Flexion during Grasping following Tendon Transfer Surgery: A Pilot Study

Suraj Chakravarthi Raja, Won Suk You, Kian Jalaleddini, Justin C. Casebier et al. • Applied Sciences (2023)

Tendon transfer surgery is often used to restore hand grasp function following high median-ulnar nerve palsy. This surgery typically reroutes and sutures the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) muscle to all four flexor digi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app13095804

A Novel Bird-Shape Broadband Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Low Frequency Vibrations

Han Yu, Xiaofan Zhang, Xiaobiao Shan, Liangxing Hu et al. • Micromachines (2023)

This work presents a novel bird-shaped broadband piezoelectric energy harvester based on a two-DOF crossed beam for low-frequency environmental vibrations. The harvester features a cantilever mounted on a double-hinged beam, whose rotating ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/mi14020421

Quantum Computing in Big Data Analytics: A Survey

Tawseef Ayoub Shaikh, Rashid Ali • IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT) (2016)

Big Data is a term which denotes data that is beyond storage capacity and processing capabilities of classical computer and getting some insight from large amount of data is a very big challenge at hand. Quantum Computing comes to rescue by...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/cit.2016.79