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Wearable robot provides lumbar and arm support
Abstract Exosuit with two-stage mechanism transmits force from a single motor to multiple muscle groups during manual handling tasks. SIGN UP FOR FIRST RELEASE ALERTS Get the latest First Release papers from Science delivered right to you Back injuries make up ~30% of all work-related injuries, and a leading cause of these are manual handling tasks.
Robotic locomotion through active and passive morphological adaptation in extreme outdoor environments
Abstract Robotic locomotion has shown substantial advancements, yet robots still lack the versatility and agility shown by animals navigating complex terrains. This limits their applicability in complex environments where they could be highly beneficial. Unlike existing robots that rely on intricate perception systems to construct models of both themselves and their surroundings, a more bioinspired approach leverages reconfiguration to adapt a robot’s morphology to its environment.
Telesurgery and the importance of context
Abstract Telesurgery has the potential to overcome geographical barriers in surgical care, encouraging its deployment in areas with sparse surgical expertise. Despite successful in-human experiments and substantial technological progress, the adoption of telesurgery remains slow. In this Review, we analyze the reasons for this slow adoption. First, we identify various contexts for telesurgery and highlight the vastly different requirements for their realization.
Virtual elasto-plastic robot compliance to active environments
Abstract Humans exhibit a particular compliant behavior in interactions with their environment. Facilitated by fast physical reasoning, humans are able to rapidly alter their compliance, enhancing robustness and safety in active environments. Transferring these capabilities to robotics is of utmost importance particularly as major space agencies begin investigating the potential of cooperative robotic teams in space.
A springtail-inspired multimodal walking-jumping microrobot
Abstract Although legged robots have demonstrated effective mobility in some natural settings, as robot size decreases, obstacles in their environment become challenging to overcome. Small arthropods scale obstacles many times their size through jumps powered by mechanisms that overcome speed and power limitations of muscle alone. The motivation for this study was to explore the marriage of impulsive (jumping) and nonimpulsive (cyclic legged ambulation) behaviors in a centimeter-scale robot.
Into the ice: Exploration and data capturing in glacial moulins by a tethered robot
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