− To facilitate training and planning for medical procedures such as prostate brachytherapy, we are developing an interactive simulation of needle insertion and radioactive seed ...
Ron Alterovitz, Kenneth Y. Goldberg, Jean Pouliot,...
— This paper presents an underactuated artificial hand intended for functional replacement of the natural hand in upper limb amputees. The natural hand has three basic functiona...
Maria Chiara Carrozza, Fabrizio Vecchi, F. Sebasti...
— The new generation of implanted neuroprostheses allows muscles to be controlled with fine accuracy, high selectivity and the repeatability of the muscle’s response can be ach...
David Guiraud, Philippe Poignet, Pierre-Brice Wieb...
— This paper presents a general approach to specify and execute complex robot tasks considering uncertain environments. Robot tasks are defined by a precise definition of socal...
This paper describes recent work undertaken at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA in the area of increased rover autonomy for planetary surface operations. The primary ...
Terrance L. Huntsberger, Hrand Aghazarian, Yang Ch...