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Identifying the Key Biomechanical Features of Movement Adaptation during Exoskeleton-Assisted Locomotion
Peter Seungjune Lee, Katja Mombaur
The understanding of natural human adaptation during exoskeleton-assisted locomotion - particularly individual differences in adaptation behaviors and temporal progression - remain…
Effects of Robotic Touch on Older Users During Walking Guidance by a Humanoid Robot
Leonie Leven, Marko Ackermann, Christian Werner +4
The shortage of healthcare staff is a challenge in geriatric care. To address this, robots can be integrated into care settings to provide assistance and emotional support. A promi…
Perception of Social Robots as Communication Partners in Healthcare for Older Adults
Hana Yamamoto, Carlotta Julia Mayer, Charlotte Raithel +5
Addressing the global caregiver shortage through socially assistive robots necessitates a deep understanding of their psychological and physiological impacts on older adults during…
Not an Obstacle for Dog, but a Hazard for Human: A Co-Ego Navigation System for Guide Dog Robots
Ruiping Liu, Jingqi Zhang, Junwei Zheng +8
Guide dogs offer independence to Blind and Low-Vision (BLV) individuals, yet their limited availability leaves the vast majority of BLV users without access. Quadruped robotic guid…
Complete Autonomous Robotic Nasopharyngeal Swab System with Evaluation on a Stochastically Moving Phantom Head
Peter Q. Lee, John S. Zelek, Katja Mombaur
The application of autonomous robotics to close-contact healthcare tasks has a clear role for the future due to its potential to reduce infection risks to staff and improve clinica…
Robotic Eye-in-hand Visual Servo Axially Aligning Nasopharyngeal Swabs with the Nasal Cavity
Peter Q. Lee, John S. Zelek, Katja Mombaur
The nasopharyngeal (NP) swab test is a method for collecting cultures to diagnose for different types of respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19. Delegating this task to robots w…