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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Robotic technology"”.
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Robotic technology to aid and assess recovery and learning in stroke patients
Each year, about 700,000 people in the United States have a stroke, making it a leading cause of serious, long-term disability. Modalities of therapy often assume the processes underlying motor recovery and motor learning are similar because both exhibit activity- dependent neural plasticity. …
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Assistive Personal Robots for Older Adults: Bridging the Divide Between Robotic Technology Development and End-Users in Practical Applications
… older adults' independence and well-being. Robotics has emerged as a promising solution to address this challenge, serving as supportive complements or substitutes for human caregivers. However, designing robots that are suitable for older adults is a complex challenge, and there is a need …
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Development of novel unicondylar knee implants for use with robotic orthopaedic tools
… especially for younger patients. New robotic technology has been introduced into the orthopaedic surgery with good results. The robotic technology is versatile to use and it then opens up the development of potential novel prosthetic designs. This project investigates one type of knee …
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Design of a voice coil actuated office chair
… market, however, is largely lacking in robotic technology which could potentially revolutionize many everyday tasks undertaken by humans. This thesis describes a design integrating robotic technology with a common office chair. The requirements of such a chair are discussed, as well as …
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Development of a real-time ultrasonic sensing system for automated and robotic welding
The implementation of robotic technology into welding processes is made difficult by the inherent process variables of part location, fit up, orientation and repeatability. Considering these aspects, to ensure weld reproducibility consistency and quality, advanced adaptive control techniques are …
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Integrating a RESON 7131 forward looking sonar into the REMUS 2500 underwater autonomous vehicle
… increase in the availability and capability of robotic technology in the 21st century, unmanned vehicles have started to play a larger role accomplishing mundane, unpleasant, and dangerous tasks around the world. While their operations have not garnered them high visibility in the media, …
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Robotic evaluation of sensorimotor and cognitive function following exposure to subconcussive impacts
… few objective measures are currently available. Robotic technology, such as the Kinarm device, presents an opportunity to objectively quantify sensorimotor and cognitive function. Here, military snipers operating 0.50-caliber long-range rifles completed a visually guided reaching (VGR) and …
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The Impact of artificial intelligence on the employee engagement: a study of oil and gas originations of UAE.
… by organizations/states if they're at risk due robotic technology that uses AI based primarily off data analysis, which could lead them with no jobs available. Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the most prominent trends in today's workplace. While this technology has many …
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Mechanical design for the tactile exploration of constrained internal geometries
… prevent the use of ranged sensors. However, robotic tactile exploration using a manipulator is well suited to this problem. This tactile characterization must be done quickly because of the high costs of working on oil wells. Consequently, intelligent tactile exploration algorithms that can …
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A COMPARISON OF THE PROBABILITY HYPOTHESIS DENSITY FILTER AND THE MULTIPLE HYPOTHESIS TRACKER FOR TRACKING TARGETS OF MULTIPLE TYPES
Robotic technology is advancing out of the laboratory and into the everyday world. This world is less ordered than the laboratory and requires an increased ability to identify, target, and track objects of importance. The Bayes filter is the ideal algorithm for tracking a single target and there …
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Grounding robot motion in natural language and visual perception
… to no advantage of the potential autonomy of robotic technology. The robots currently in use are rugged remote-controlled vehicles. Their interaction modalities, usually utilizing a game controller connected to a computer, require a dedicated operator who has limited capacity for other …
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Physical design cognition : an analytical study of exploratory model making to inform creative robotic interaction
… their behaviors were coded in terms of simple robotic actions: adding, subtracting, modifying, and relocating blocks. Architects differed from students along three dimensions. Architects were more controlled using fewer blocks overall and fewer variations; they reported more thoughts about …
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Gamification as a means of improving performance in human operator processes
… and lower cost, Amazon invests heavily in robotic technology. In some buildings, robots automatically store and retrieve shelving units, delivering them to operators who can interact with product at fixed stations. This has greatly increased throughput in buildings with the technology, …
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Feasibility of novel gait training with robotic assistance : dynamic entrainment to mechanical perturbation to the ankle
… even growing with the graying of the population. Robotic technology has provided promising ways to assist recovery of the motor function of upper extremities. In contrast, current robotic therapy for lower extremities has shown inferior efficacy. In this thesis, the source of the limited efficacy …
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Efficacy of using robotics to characterize impaired upper-limb function in a non-human primate model of stroke
… gap preceding clinical trials. Additionally, robotic technology has been proven to provide objective determination of outcomes in human stroke populations and it is possible that these outcomes are conserved across species. This study investigated the efficacy of using robotic tasks as a …
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How Does Robotic Surgery Influence Communication, Leadership, and Team Outcomes? A Multimethod Examination.
… traditional laparoscopic methods as well as with robotic technology that displaces the surgeon from the operating table. Robotic surgery has been cited to be safer and more effective than traditional laparoscopic surgery; however, little research has endeavored to investigate the role of surgical …
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Modifications and upper extremity orthotics for the Lofstrand crutch
… is motivation to extend this work by using soft robotic technology, which will be powered pneumatically. Therefore, a preliminary design for a pneumatic harvesting device that can accumulate pressure throughout the gait cycle was created and assessed. The harvesting device was a piston attached …
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Design and development of an autonomous duct inspection and mapping robot
… and households was science fiction. But, as robotic technology develops, this is becoming reality. Nowadays, robots not only perform simple household chores, but are used in most production lines and are even employed by the army. Visual inspection robots are very common and are used in many …
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Geraniaceae seed-inspired soft robots for environmental actuation and sensing
… exploration of the domain of sustainable soft robotics, wherein innovation converges with ecological accountability. At the outset, the fundamental definition of sustainability is rigorously analyzed, elucidating its role in sustainable technologies. A compelling exigency for robots that …
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Quantative [sic] selection and design of model generation architectures for on-orbit autonomous assembly
On-orbit assembly is an enabling technology for many space applications. However, current methods of human assisted assembly are high in cost and risk to the crew. Thus, there is a desire to automate the on-orbit assembly process using robotic technology. Automation introduces additional challenges …
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