A 'kinky' teddy bear? A robot that won't let go? Groups warn parents to avoid these creepy, unsafe AI toys

But at least two advocacy groups say AI toys could be unsafe and are warning parents to proceed with caution — or avoid them ...
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A Stiffness-Enhanced Extensible Continuum Surgical Robot: Design, Modeling, and Evaluation

Abstract: Due to the limited size of natural orifices, continuum surgical robots used for natural orifice surgery must be miniaturized, while maintaining their load capacity. To solve this challenging ...
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A Novel Hybrid Serial-Parallel Shoulder Mechanism for Humanoid Robots: Design and Workspace Analysis

Abstract: This paper presents a novel 4-DOF hybrid se-rial-parallel shoulder mechanism for humanoid robots, designed to enhance workspace coverage while maintaining a compact, human-like form. The ...