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Robot-amplified manual exploration improves load identification.

We tested how manual exploration with anisotropic loading (Viscosity-Only (negative), Inertia-Only, or Combined-Load) influenced skill transfer to the isolated inertial load. Intact subjects (N=39) performed manual exploration with an anisotropic load before evaluation with prescribed circular movements. Combined-Load resulted in lower error (6.89±3.25%) compared to Inertia-Only (8.40±4.32%) an...

A Study Ex Vivo of the Effect of Epicardial Fat on the HeartLander Robotic Crawler.

A tethered epicardial crawling robot known as HeartLander has been developed for minimally-invasive surgery on the beating heart. The crawler has been tested in vivo many times in a porcine model, a model which provides generally authentic conditions in many ways; however, the pigs tested generally have little epicardial fat, whereas the epicardial fat in human patients will be considerable. As...

Quality of Publication Ethics in Instructions to Authors

Quality of Publication Ethics in the Instructions to the Authors of Iranian Journals of Medical Sciences

Providing a perfect instruction to authors can prevent most potential publication ethics errors. This study was conducted to determine the quality of ethical considerations in the instructions to the authors of Iranian research scientific journals of medical sciences (accredited by the Commission for Accreditation and Improvement of Iranian Medical Journals) in October 2011. Checklist items (n=...

Walking Paper Robot Instructions

This paper presents an alternative approach for controlling the walking and balancing of a bipedal robot. The proposed method uses a neuronal. Challenge level: Create silly walk robot that uses linkages program your vehicle to 'read' colored tape road instructions( youtu.be/4M9gJQGYsTI ) NxT/EV3 Player Piano: Use the color or light sensor to 'read' a roll of paper. Build a robot from paper piec...