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A survey on motion prediction and risk assessment for intelligent vehicles by Lefèvre, Stéphanie, Vasquez, Dizan, Laugier, Christian

“…With the objective to improve road safety, the automotive industry is moving toward more “intelligent” vehicles. One of the major challenges is to detect…”
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Development of Human Support Robot as the research platform of a domestic mobile manipulator by Yamamoto, Takashi, Terada, Koji, Ochiai, Akiyoshi, Saito, Fuminori, Asahara, Yoshiaki, Murase, Kazuto

“…There has been an increasing interest in mobile manipulators that are capable of performing physical work in living spaces worldwide, corresponding to an aging…”
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An automated fruit harvesting robot by using deep learning by Onishi, Yuki, Yoshida, Takeshi, Kurita, Hiroki, Fukao, Takanori, Arihara, Hiromu, Iwai, Ayako

“…Automation and labor saving in agriculture have been required recently. However, mechanization and robots for growing fruits have not been advanced. This study…”
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Musculoskeletal lower-limb robot driven by multifilament muscles by Kurumaya, Shunichi, Suzumori, Koichi, Nabae, Hiroyuki, Wakimoto, Shuichi

“…This paper presents a redundant musculoskeletal robot using thin McKibben muscles that is based on human anatomy. The purpose of this robot is to achieve…”
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Design and implementation of a maxi-sized mobile robot (Karo) for rescue missions by Habibian, Soheil, Dadvar, Mehdi, Peykari, Behzad, Hosseini, Alireza, Salehzadeh, M. Hossein, Hosseini, Alireza H. M., Najafi, Farshid

“…Rescue robots are expected to carry out reconnaissance and dexterity operations in unknown environments comprising unstructured obstacles. Although a wide…”
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Automated harvesting by a dual-arm fruit harvesting robot by Yoshida, Takeshi, Onishi, Yuki, Kawahara, Takuya, Fukao, Takanori

“…In this study, we propose a method to automate fruit harvesting with a fruit harvesting robot equipped with robotic arms. Given the future growth of the world…”
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Fruit recognition method for a harvesting robot with RGB-D cameras by Yoshida, Takeshi, Kawahara, Takuya, Fukao, Takanori

“…In this study, we present a recognition method for a fruit-harvesting robot to automate the harvesting of pears and apples on joint V-shaped trellis. It is…”
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Experimental assessment and prediction of design parameter influences on a specific vacuum-based granular gripper by Wacker, Christian, Dierks, Niklas, Kwade, Arno, Dröder, Klaus

“…Innovative soft robotic grippers, such as granular grippers, enable the automated handling of a wide spectrum of different geometries, increasing the…”
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Computer vision-based visualization and quantification of body skeletal movements for investigation of traditional skills: the production of Kizumi winnowing baskets by Yang, Peng, Furukawa, Yuka, Imaishi, Migiwa, Kubo, Mitsunori, Ueda, Akira

“…This paper explores the application of computer vision and mathematical modeling to analyze the intricate movements involved in weaving a traditional farming…”
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Measuring unit for synchronously collecting air dose rate and measurement position by Kawabata, Kuniaki, Imabuchi, Takashi, Shirasaki, Norihito, Suzuki, Soichiro, Ito, Rintaro, Aoki, Yuto, Omori, Takazumi

“…This paper describes a measuring unit for synchronously collecting the air dose rate and measurement position for efficient dosimetry surveying and data…”
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Vision-sharing system for android avatars to enable remote eye contact by Shinkawa, Kaoruko, Nakajima, Mizuki, Nakata, Yoshihiro

“…Maintaining eye contact is a fundamental aspect of non-verbal communication, yet current remote communication tools, such as video calls, struggle to replicate…”
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Interactive driving of electrostatic film actuator by proximity motion of human body by Okuno, Akira, Yoshimoto, Shunsuke, Yamamoto, Akio

“…A built-in capacitive proximity sensing method for a charge-induction electrostatic film actuator is proposed. This actuator consists of two thin sheets that…”
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Length control of a McKibben pneumatic actuator using a dynamic quantizer by Sugimoto, Yasuhiro, Naniwa, Keisuke, Nakanishi, Daisuke, Osuka, Koichi

“…McKibben pneumatic actuators (MPAs) are soft actuators that exert tension by applying compressed air to expand a rubber tube. Although electro-pneumatic…”
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Automatic grasp planning for self-adjustable gripper frames by Cramer, Jeroen, Cramer, Martijn, Kellens, Karel

“…In high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) must be able to handle various products. Conventional EOATs usually comprise fixed or…”
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Analysis of convection flow of a self-propelled alcohol droplet in an exoskeleton frame by Suzuki, Tamako, Sawada, Hideyuki

“…This study aims to analyze the convection flow of a self-propelled 1-pentanol droplet. The droplets move spontaneously when 1-pentanol droplets are dropped…”
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Tactile sensor-less fingertip contact detection and force estimation for stable grasping with an under-actuated hand by Doan, Ha Thang Long, Arita, Hikaru, Tahara, Kenji

“…Detecting contact when fingers are approaching an object and estimating the magnitude of the force the fingers are exerting on the object after contact are…”
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A ball-jointed tendon-driven continuum robot with multi-directional operability for grasping objects by Onose, Ryo, Sawada, Hideyuki

“…A continuum robot, inspired by biological features, flexibly bends its body and conforms to various shapes. The high compliance and low stiffness, however,…”
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Development and flight-test verification of two-dimensional rotational low-airspeed sensor for small helicopters by Fujiwara, Daigo, Tonoike, Takumi

“…This paper describes the development and the verification of flight test results of a differential pressure-based, two-dimensional low-airspeed sensor designed…”
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Obstacle avoidance shape control of deformable linear objects with online parameters adaptation based on differentiable simulation by Ying, Changjian, Yamazaki, Kimitoshi

“…The manipulation of deformable linear objects (DLOs) such as ropes, cables, and hoses by robots has promising applications in various fields such as product…”
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Manually operated microtube automatic capper/decapper system for clinical laboratory and biological laboratory personnel by Jinno, Makoto, Nonoyama, Ryosuke, Sakurai, Yasuteru, Yoshikawa, Rokusuke, Kinoshita, Takaaki, Yasuda, Jiro

“…Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an effective method for diagnosing infectious diseases and has been the primary method throughout the novel coronavirus…”
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