Abstract: During percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) operations, the surgeon is required to define the incision point on the patient’s back, align the needle to a preplanned path, and perform puncture ...

In the sprawling wetlands of Florida’s Everglades, an unlikely ally has joined the fight against one of the region’s most destructive invasive species—the Burmese python. Enter robot rabbits: lifelike ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...

Abstract: Distributed optimization provides a framework for deriving distributed algorithms for a variety of multi-robot problems. This tutorial constitutes the first part of a two-part series on ...

Remote-controlled robot rabbits are being deployed to help tackle Florida’s invasive python problem. The Burmese python threatens the ecosystem of the Everglades by preying on wildlife, including ...

A water management district in Florida’s Everglades is using robot rabbits to help monitor and eventually eliminate its ever-growing population of invasive Burmese pythons that have wreaked havoc on ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...