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IJRR
2010
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15 years 24 days ago
Mechanics of Flexible Needles Robotically Steered through Soft Tissue
The tip asymmetry of a bevel-tip needle results in the needle naturally bending when it is inserted into soft tissue. This enables robotic needle steering, which can be used in me...
Sarthak Misra, Kyle B. Reed, Benjamin W. Schafer, ...
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TEC
2010
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14 years 10 months ago
Active Categorical Perception of Object Shapes in a Simulated Anthropomorphic Robotic Arm
Active perception refers to a theoretical approach to the study of perception grounded on the idea that perceiving is a way of acting, rather than a process whereby the brain const...
Elio Tuci, Gianluca Massera, Stefano Nolfi
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BCSHCI
2009
15 years 4 months ago
Measuring the influence of social abilities on acceptance of an interface robot and a screen agent by elderly users
Personal robots and screen agents can be equipped with social abilities to facilitate interaction. This paper describes our research on the influence of these abilities on elderly...
Marcel Heerink, Ben J. A. Kröse, Bob J. Wieli...
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IROS
2006
IEEE
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15 years 9 months ago
Modeling Soft Contact Mechanism of Biological Cells Using an Atomic Force Bio-Microscope
— The development of a mechanical force sensing device system based on force/vision feedback control for exploring in vitro the contact mechanics of human adherent cervix Epithel...
Maxime Girot, Mehdi Boukallel, Stephane Rég...
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IJCNN
2008
IEEE
15 years 10 months ago
Adaptive curiosity for emotions detection in speech
— Exploratory activities seem to be crucial for our cognitive development. According to psychologists, exploration is an intrinsically rewarding behaviour. The developmental robo...
Alexis Bondu, Vincent Lemaire