Joints with angle dependent damping can help to reduce impact forces in robots
This paper studies angle-dependent damping for robotic joints and shows that variable damping can reduce collision forces.
robotics
Beyond Humanoid Prosthetic Hands: Modular Terminal Devices That Improve User Performance
This paper studies modular prosthetic terminal devices designed to improve task performance beyond conventional humanoid-hand designs.
Exoskeletons for Manual Handling: A Scoping Review
This review surveys exoskeletons for manual handling and maps recent trends in applications, mechanisms, and control systems.
Tapered whisker reservoir computing for real-time terrain identification-based navigation
This paper develops a whisker-based reservoir computing system for real-time terrain identification in mobile robots.
A Tapered Whisker-Based Physical Reservoir Computing System for Mobile Robot Terrain Identification in Unstructured Environments
This paper introduces a tapered whisker-based physical reservoir computing system for terrain classification and roughness estimation in mobile robots.
Hipexo: A hip exoskeleton robot for load lifting with flexible trunk linkage mechanism
This paper proposes a hip exoskeleton robot named HipExo to provide power assistance for the industrial workers during stoop lifting activities.