Authors:Lena Guinot; Kozo Ando, Shota Takahashi Hiroyasu Iwata Abstract: Body language is an essential component of communication. The amount of unspoken information it transmits during interpersonal interactions is an invaluable complement to simple speech and makes the process sm... PubDate: 2023-04-24T00:00:00Z
Authors:Ai Nakamura; Zhou Peichen, Yoshifumi Morita Hirofumi Tanabe Abstract: After stroke, hemiplegic individuals have difficulty opening their hands by themselves due to paralysis. A finger extensor facilitation technique was therefore developed to increase the activity of the extenso... PubDate: 2023-04-07T00:00:00Z
Authors:Taichi Okumura; Daisuke Nakanishi, Keisuke Naniwa, Yasuhiro Sugimoto Koichi Osuka Abstract: The McKibben pneumatic actuator (MPA) is a soft actuator used for performing various practical functions in robots. Particularly, many dynamic robots have been realized using MPAs. However, there is a trade-of... PubDate: 2023-04-03T00:00:00Z
Authors:Shigeki Yumoto; Takumi Kitsukawa, Alessandro Moro, Sarthak Pathak, Taro Nakamura Kazunori Umeda Abstract: In recent years, the number of pipes that have exceeded their service life has increased. For this reason, earthworm-type robots equipped with cameras have been developed to perform regularly inspections of se... PubDate: 2023-03-03T00:00:00Z
Authors:Tossaporn Udomsap; Sakda Chinchouryrang, Siwat Liampipat Teeranoot Chanthasopeephan Abstract: In this paper, a 3-PRS (prismatic, revolute, and spherical) parallel manipulator for platform stabilization is designed. The main purpose of this device is to stabilize visual equipment, which is placed on top... PubDate: 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z