Enhancing stable grasping of containers with dynamic center of mass using reinforcement learning by Gao, Yuan

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Art house : an Avant-garde business plan tapping the burgeoning art market in Singapore and the region. by See, Samuel Yong Yaw., Tan, Meng Kwang.

“…Hence, an art gallery business is conceptualised to tap this market. The plan is formulated on a foundation of a comprehensive market survey and contains some revolutionary ideas and concepts which the authors believe to be new to the Singapore art scène. …”
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Multimodal cell-free DNA whole-genome TAPS is sensitive and reveals specific cancer signals by Vavoulis, DV, Cutts, A, Thota, N, Brown, J, Sugar, R, Rueda, A, Ardalan, A, Howard, K, Matos Santo, F, Sannasiddappa, T, Miller, B, Ash, S, Liu, Y, Song, C, Nicholson, BD, Dreau, H, Tregidgo, C, Schuh, A

“…Here, we develop a methodology for ctDNA detection using deep (80x) whole-genome TET-Assisted Pyridine Borane Sequencing (TAPS), a less destructive approach than bisulphite sequencing, which permits the simultaneous analysis of genomic and methylomic data. …”

A Tactile-enabled Hybrid Rigid-Soft Continuum Manipulator for Forceful Enveloping Grasps via Scale Invariant Design by Taylor, Ian H., Bawa, Maheera, Rodriguez, Alberto

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Cold-formed light gauge steel for rapid deployable shelters by Wu, Hongjun.

“…The I-columns are fabricated by connecting 2 lipped channels back-to-back using self tapping screws. We used Euler’s method to calculate the strength of the I-column and the experiment has proven that this method is valid for the calculation of I-column fabricated using self-tapping screws. …”
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Motion planning of robotic manipulation: developing a framework for efficient path planning and obstacle avoidance by Tan, Yan Wen

“…By using computer vision, data acquired from the camera was processed and sent to the ROS2 controller to plan a path for the robotic arm to successfully grasp various common objects at different positions and orientations. …”
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Modelling and Design of a Synergy-based Actuator for a Tendon-driven Soft Robotic Glove by Xiloyannis, Michele, Cappello, Leonardo, Khanh, Dinh Binh, Yen, Shih-Cheng, Masia, Lorenzo

“…The need for a means of assistance in human grasping, to compensate for weakness or to augment performance, is well documented. …”
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Peaceful protest by Chen, Jessical Kailin

“…This project is not just about merging two aesthetics but creating something no one has explored yet and tapping into my years of cultural integration. I have always been fascinated by the aesthetics and purpose of punk fashion culture, but being raised in an extremely traditional Chinese family since young, punk culture was actually a taboo. …”
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Developing an Android application in conjunction with BLE beacons 2 by Parameswaran, Varshini

“…The logged in users will be able to read the information about the animal which they are visiting by tapping on the notification. The application aims to increase visitors' engagement while fulfilling the objectives of zoos at the same time.…”
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When self-worth is threatened: the role of perfectionism and contingencies of self-worth in desire for social affiliation. by Wu, Jinghang.

“…Even though social affiliation is largely beneficial in times of threat, certain dispositions may hinder people from tapping on this useful resource. We are interested in how perfectionism and contingencies of self-worth may affect people’s social affiliation desires after a threat. …”
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Celebrating creation : therapeutic use of art and design for the elderly. by Lim, Dorothy Ghim Woon.

“…Luke’s Eldercare are given the opportunity to exercise their creativity, as well as to work their muscles, keeping their minds and bodies alive and active. Tapping into the vast potential of Art and Design, my project aims to explore collaborative possibilities between the elderly and myself as a designer-cum-facilitator; to drive out the gloom and doom in their hearts, and ultimately to bring a breath of fresh air into their lives.…”
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Towards haptic intelligence in robots by learning from demonstration by Turlapati Sri Harsha

“…To the best of my knowledge, no approach has been presented to infer grasp status from just the sensed forces in a grasp. …”
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Development of a learning system for robot control by Tan, Chee Wee

“…As robot manipulator often requires managing a variety of tasks regarding grasping an object, it requires recognizing the object. …”
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Step motion control of servo motors for robotic orthosis triggered by bio signal by Tommy Kangdra.

“…Currently, some of Robot aided Rehabilitation system for upper extremities face challenges to provide system which is low cost and portable, promotes active engagement and provides pinching and grasping movement as it is the basic and important movement for hands to do Activities of Daily Living. …”
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Four secular Ruke Dongba notes generated during fieldwork: an innovative language documentation approach by Xu, Duoduo

“…IPA symbols, a fundamental tool of field linguists, facilitate learners in grasping a language and nonalphabetic scripts. In addition to analyzing the Ruke Dongba pictographs attested in the secular manuscripts in the context of history of writing, this study contributes to the linguistic description of Ruke Dongba culture and the diversity of Dongba tradition.…”
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‘The Poetic' as visual rhetoric in book design by Chong, Yee Cher

“…Firstly, it expands the adjective poetic by tapping into its evocative effects and transformative qualities. …”
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Optimization of operational conditions for continuous membrane distillation crystallization process with zero discharge by Lim, Deric Weikang.

“…Membrane Distillation Crystallization (MDC) is an innovative approach which involves the integration of the Membrane Distillation (MD) process together with a crystallizer unit. By tapping onto the potentials of MD, it becomes possible to operate under a supersaturated state of the solution, thereby achieving the objective of zero discharge to the environment while recovering valuable salts. …”
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Rethinking the Evaluation of Compositional Reasoning for Modern VLMs by Huang, Irene Y.

“…Recent advancements in modern Vision-Language Models (VLMs), comprising a visual encoder coupled with a Large Language Model (LLM) decoder, have demonstrated remarkable proficiency in Compositional Reasoning (CR). CR entails grasping the significance of attributes, relations, and word order. …”
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Development of sensorised tool for robotic manipulation of objects by Seetharaman, Yuvanesh

“…However commonly robotic grippers often face difficulties when grasping objects with irregular shapes or uneven surfaces. …”
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“Laboratory in a dirty sky”: Aerial media, art, and air pollution in Project Da Vinci (1974–1979) by McCormack, DP

“…This article develops the idea of aerial media as a way of grasping the conceptual and empirical intersection of geographies of air pollution, artistic experiment, and media. …”