Abstract: Shared control is the most commonly used method of physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) in robot-assisted orthopedic surgery. However, challenges persist in tasks such as robot-assisted ...

Abstract: Control barrier functions (CBFs) have proven to be effective for obstacle avoidance in robot teleoperation systems. However, for classical CBF, model uncertainties and external disturbances ...

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In a simulation environment, agents can conduct infinite trial and error at a lower cost and higher efficiency, rapidly ...

In August 2025, a rumor began to spread that a "pregnancy robot" was in development in China. Social media posts and articles circulated with different AI-generated images of such a robot, including ...

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