Audio-communication subsystem module for yrobot - A modular educational robotic platform

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juraj Micek ◽  
Ondrej Karpis ◽  
Michal Kochlan
Keyword(s):  
Robotic Platform ◽  
Audio Communication

scholarly journals Robots for Elderly Care in the Home: A Landscape Analysis and Co-Design Toolkit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Bardaro ◽  
Alessio Antonini ◽  
Enrico Motta
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Robotic Platform ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Personal Assistants ◽  
Healthcare Interventions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

AbstractOver the last two decades, several deployments of robots for in-house assistance of older adults have been trialled. However, these solutions are mostly prototypes and remain unused in real-life scenarios. In this work, we review the historical and current landscape of the field, to try and understand why robots have yet to succeed as personal assistants in daily life. Our analysis focuses on two complementary aspects: the capabilities of the physical platform and the logic of the deployment. The former analysis shows regularities in hardware configurations and functionalities, leading to the definition of a set of six application-level capabilities (exploration, identification, remote control, communication, manipulation, and digital situatedness). The latter focuses on the impact of robots on the daily life of users and categorises the deployment of robots for healthcare interventions using three types of services: support, mitigation, and response. Our investigation reveals that the value of healthcare interventions is limited by a stagnation of functionalities and a disconnection between the robotic platform and the design of the intervention. To address this issue, we propose a novel co-design toolkit, which uses an ecological framework for robot interventions in the healthcare domain. Our approach connects robot capabilities with known geriatric factors, to create a holistic view encompassing both the physical platform and the logic of the deployment. As a case study-based validation, we discuss the use of the toolkit in the pre-design of the robotic platform for an pilot intervention, part of the EU large-scale pilot of the EU H2020 GATEKEEPER project.

Robotic cholecystectomy using Senhance robotic platform versus laparoscopic conventional cholecystectomy: a propensity score analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Narimantas E. Samalavicius ◽  
Tadas Kaminskas ◽  
Zygimantas Zidonis ◽  
Vinsas Janusonis ◽  
Olegas Deduchovas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Analysis ◽  
Robotic Platform ◽  
Robotic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Score Analysis

scholarly journals Ear-Bot: Locust Ear-on-a-Chip Bio-Hybrid Platform

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 228
Author(s):  
Idan Fishel ◽  
Yoni Amit ◽  
Neta Shvil ◽  
Anton Sheinin ◽  
Amir Ayali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Robotic Platform ◽  
Neural Signals ◽  
Technological Approach ◽  
Hybrid Platform ◽  
And Control ◽  
Robust Sensing ◽  
Robotic Sensing ◽  
Sound Pulses

During hundreds of millions of years of evolution, insects have evolved some of the most efficient and robust sensing organs, often far more sensitive than their man-made equivalents. In this study, we demonstrate a hybrid bio-technological approach, integrating a locust tympanic ear with a robotic platform. Using an Ear-on-a-Chip method, we manage to create a long-lasting miniature sensory device that operates as part of a bio-hybrid robot. The neural signals recorded from the ear in response to sound pulses, are processed and used to control the robot’s motion. This work is a proof of concept, demonstrating the use of biological ears for robotic sensing and control.

scholarly journals A Low-Cost Assistive Robot for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders to Aid in Daily Living Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3974
Author(s):  
Roberto J. López-Sastre ◽  
Marcos Baptista-Ríos ◽  
Francisco Javier Acevedo-Rodríguez ◽  
Soraya Pacheco-da-Costa ◽  
Saturnino Maldonado-Bascón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Robotic Platform ◽  
Assistive Robot ◽  
Technical Details ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Everyday Living

In this paper, we present a new low-cost robotic platform that has been explicitly developed to increase children with neurodevelopmental disorders’ involvement in the environment during everyday living activities. In order to support the children and youth with both the sequencing and learning of everyday living tasks, our robotic platform incorporates a sophisticated online action detection module that is capable of monitoring the acts performed by users. We explain all the technical details that allow many applications to be introduced to support individuals with functional diversity. We present this work as a proof of concept, which will enable an assessment of the impact that the developed technology may have on the collective of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disorders in the near future.

Automatic Detection of Subsurface Objects with the Impulse GPR of the UGO-1st Robotic Platform

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vadym Ruban ◽  
Lorenzo Capineri ◽  
Timothy Bechtel ◽  
Gennadiy Pochanin ◽  
Pierluigi Falorni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Automatic Detection ◽  
Robotic Platform

scholarly journals Submersible Soft‐Robotic Platform for Noise‐Free Hovering Utilizing Liquid–Vapor Phase Transition

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 2170013
Author(s):  
Jie Han ◽  
Weitao Jiang ◽  
Hongjian Zhang ◽  
Biao Lei ◽  
Lanlan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Vapor Phase ◽  
Robotic Platform ◽  
Liquid Vapor

scholarly journals Transporting Children in Autonomous Vehicles: An Exploratory Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrice D. Tremoulet ◽  
Thomas Seacrist ◽  
Chelsea Ward McIntosh ◽  
Helen Loeb ◽  
Anna DiPietro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Driving Simulator ◽  
Autonomous Vehicle ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Unaccompanied Children ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Minimum Age ◽  
Audio Communication ◽  
Vehicle Information

Objective Identify factors that impact parents’ decisions about allowing an unaccompanied child to ride in an autonomous vehicle (AV). Background AVs are being tested in several U.S. cities and on highways in multiple states. Meanwhile, suburban parents are using ridesharing services to shuttle children from school to extracurricular activities. Parents may soon be able to hire AVs to transport children. Method Nineteen parents of 8- to 16-year-old children, and some of their children, rode in a driving simulator in autonomous mode, then were interviewed. Parents also participated in focus groups. Topics included minimum age for solo child passengers, types of trips unaccompanied children might take, and vehicle features needed to support child passengers. Results Parents would require two-way audio communication and prefer video feeds of vehicle interiors, seatbelt checks, automatic locking, secure passenger identification, and remote access to vehicle information. Parents cited convenience as the greatest benefit and fear that AVs could not protect passengers during unplanned trip interruptions as their greatest concern. Conclusion Manufacturers have an opportunity to design family-friendly AVs from the outset, rather than retrofit them to be safe for child passengers. More research, especially usability studies where families interact with technology prototypes, is needed to understand how AV design impacts child passengers. Application Potential applications of this research include not only designing vehicles that can be used to safely transport children, seniors who no longer drive, and individuals with disabilities but also developing regulations, policies, and societal infrastructure to support safe child transport via AVs.

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