Noise Suppression Method With Low-Complexity Noise Estimation Model and Heuristic Noise-Masking Algorithm for Real-Time Processing of Robot Vacuum Cleaners by Seunghyeon Shin, Minhan Kim, Inkoo Jeon, Ju-Man Song, Yongjin Park, Jungkwan Son, Seokjin Lee

“…This study proposes a low-complexity noise suppression algorithm for robot vacuum cleaner processors. We collected working noise from a robot vacuum cleaner along with speech signals and developed a method to extract the desired speech signal while estimating the noise. …”
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Precise Acetabular Prosthesis Positioning Using a Novel Robot‐Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty System: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial by Xiao Geng, Ziyang Dong, Yang Li, Minwei Zhao, Yanqing Liu, Zijian Li, Hong Cai, Ming Zhang, Xinfeng Yan, Zhiwen Sun, Xin Lv, Feng Guo, Feng Li, Hua Tian

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Clinical study and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of a Robot-Assisted Gait Training on children with neurological disorders: A quasi-experimental study by Simone GAZZELLINI, Martina ANDELLINI, Federica DE FALCO, Daniela CASASANTA, Giampietro CORDONE, Alessandra COLAZZA, Donatella LETTORI, Massimiliano RAPONI, Enrico CASTELLI, Maria Rosaria VINCI, Reparata Rosa DI PRINZIO, Maurizio PETRARCA, Matteo RITROVATO, Salvatore ZAFFINA

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Deep learning models for detection of explosive ordnance using autonomous robotic systems: trade-off between accuracy and real-time processing speed by Vadym Mishchuk, Herman Fesenko, Vyacheslav Kharchenko

“…The following results were obtained. 1) The results of a comparative analysis of YOLOv8 and RT-DETR models for EO detection in the context of speed-accuracy trade-offs. 2) Recommendations for EO detection model configurations aimed at improving the efficiency of autonomous demining robotic systems, including optimal camera parameter selection. 3) Methods for improving EO detection model performance to increase its accuracy in complex environments, including synthetic data generation and confidence threshold tuning. …”
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Effect of selected formal and legal factors on the quality of life of individuals with limited mobility. Study findings by Katarzyna Jaworska, Jakub Jan Zięty, Michał Krzykowski

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Methods Used in Urban Search and Rescue in Disasters and Evaluation of Current Approaches by Gürkan Yılmaz, Sevda Demiröz Yıldırım

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Automation Systems Implications on Economic Performance of Industrial Sectors in Selected European Union Countries by Nicoleta Mihaela Doran, Gabriela Badareu, Silvia Puiu

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Jointly navigating through RRI in practice: lessons from technology design by Menisha Patel, Sachini Weerawardhana, Luc Moreau

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Robotic Surgery from a Gynaecological Oncology Perspective: A Global Gynaecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative Led Study (GO SOAR3) by Faiza Gaba, Karen Ash, Oleg Blyuss, Dhivya Chandrasekaran, Marielle Nobbenhuis, Thomas Ind, Elly Brockbank, on behalf of the GO SOAR Collaborators

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A Pilot Study of Laparoscopic Doppler Ultrasound Probe to Map Arterial Vascular Flow within the Neurovascular Bundle during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy by Ketan K. Badani, Edan Y. Shapiro, William T. Berg, Sarah Kaufman, Ari Bergman, Chris Wambi, Arindam RoyChoudhury, Trushar Patel

“…To report on the feasibility of a new Laparoscopic Doppler ultrasound (LDU) technology to aid in identifying and preserving arterial blood flow within the neurovascular bundle (NVB) during robotic prostatectomy (RARP). Materials and Methods. …”
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Functional alignment is a feasible alignment strategy in robotic assisted total knee arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis with extra-articular deformity – A case series by Eu Wei Cheong, Yuik Ho Jade Pei, Kunalan G.

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Comparing cup placement, leg length, and offset discrepancy after total hip arthroplasty between CT-based robotic arm-assisted and navigation systems by Akira Shimizu, Satoshi Murakami, Takayuki Tamai, Yuuki Haga, Tatsuhiko Kutsuna, Tomofumi Kinoshita, Masaki Takao

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A Novel Design of a Neural Network-Based Fractional PID Controller for Mobile Robots Using Hybridized Fruit Fly and Particle Swarm Optimization by Ghusn Abdul Redha Ibraheem, Ahmad Taher Azar, Ibraheem Kasim Ibraheem, Amjad J. Humaidi

“…It is obtained by approximating the fractional derivative and integral actions of the FOPID controller and applied to the motion control of nonholonomic differential drive mobile robot (DDMR). The proposed NNFOPID controller’s parameters consist of derivative, integral, and proportional gains in addition to fractional integral and fractional derivative orders. …”
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Study on the Near-Distance Object-Following Performance of a 4WD Crop Transport Robot: Application of 2D LiDAR and Particle Filter by Eun-Seong Pak, Byeong-Hun Kim, Kil-Soo Lee, Yong-Chul Cha, Hwa-Young Kim

“…In this paper, the development and performance evaluation of a 4WD robot system designed to follow near-distance moving objects using a 2D LiDAR sensor are presented. …”
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Cloud/VPN-Based Remote Control of a Modular Production System Assisted by a Mobile Cyber–Physical Robotic System—Digital Twin Approach by Georgian Simion, Adrian Filipescu, Dan Ionescu, Adriana Filipescu

“…This paper deals with a “digital twin” (DT) approach for processing, reprocessing, and scrapping (P/R/S) technology running on a modular production system (MPS) assisted by a mobile cyber–physical robotic system (MCPRS). The main hardware architecture consists of four line-shaped workstations (WSs), a wheeled mobile robot (WMR) equipped with a robotic manipulator (RM) and a mobile visual servoing system (MVSS) mounted on the end effector. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excisions: A Propensity-Score Matched Cohort study of 5-year survival outcomes by Rauand Duhoky, MsC, Marieke L. W. Rutgers, MsC, Thijs A. Burghgraef, MsC, Samuel Stefan, MD, Shamsul Masum, PhD, Guglielmo N. Piozzi, MD, Filippos Sagias, MD, Jim S. Khan, MD, PhD

“…To compare long-term outcomes between laparoscopic and robotic total mesorectal excisions (TMEs) for rectal cancer in a tertiary center. …”
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Protracted Hypocalcemia following 3.5 Parathyroidectomy in a Kidney Pancreas Recipient with a History of Robotic-Assisted Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Hugo Bonatti, Naureen Iqbal, Catherine Kling, Willie Melvin, James Broome

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Exploring Key Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Robots in Home Healthcare Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process Method by Keng-Yu Lin, Kuei-Hu Chang, Yu-Wen Lin, Mei-Jin Wu

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Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair With Intraperitoneal Mesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing the Perioperative Outcomes Randomised Controlled Trials by Anurag Singh, Wei H. Toh, Nada Elzahed, Goldie Khera, Mirza K. Baig, Andrei Mihailescu, Muhammad S. Sajid

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Four-channel Control of Master-slave Robotic System with User’s Force Transfer during Obstacle Collision at the Remote Site based on Input-to-state Stability by Mohammad Reza Satvati, Hossein Karimpour, Keivan Torabi, Mohammad Motaharifar

“…The possibility of transferring the sense and force of the user on the driver side to the follower robot has always been discussed in master/slave systems. …”
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