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When Children Teach a Robot to Write: An Autonomous Teachable Humanoid Which Uses Simulated Handwriting (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Hood, D., Lemaignan, S., & Dillenbourg, P. (2015). When Children Teach a Robot to Write: An Autonomous Teachable Humanoid Which Uses Simulated Handwriting. In Proceedings of the 2015 ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference. , (83-90). https://doi.org/10.1145/2696454.2696479

© 2015 ACM. This article presents a novel robotic partner which children can teach handwriting. The system relies on the learning by teaching paradigm to build an interaction, so as to stimulate meta-cognition, empathy and increased self-esteem in th... Read More about When Children Teach a Robot to Write: An Autonomous Teachable Humanoid Which Uses Simulated Handwriting.

Microbial fuel cell - A self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Gajda, I., Stinchcombe, A., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015, December). Microbial fuel cell - A self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation. Presented at EFC15 European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications - Piero Lunghi Conference, Naples, Italy

This abstract describes the suitability of the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) for generation of electrical power with a simultaneous synthesis of active catholyte in the form of caustic solution. The active solution was a product of self-powered electroly... Read More about Microbial fuel cell - A self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation.

Self sufficient wireless transmitter powered by foot-pumped urine operating wearable MFC (2015)
Journal Article
Taghavi, M., Stinchcombe, A., Greenman, J., Mattoli, V., Beccai, L., Mazzolai, B., …Ieropoulos, I. A. (2016). Self sufficient wireless transmitter powered by foot-pumped urine operating wearable MFC. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 11(1), Article 016001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/11/1/016001

© 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd. The first self-sufficient system, powered by a wearable energy generator based on microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology is introduced. MFCs made from compliant material were developed in the frame of a pair of socks, which w... Read More about Self sufficient wireless transmitter powered by foot-pumped urine operating wearable MFC.

Robot mediated communication: Enhancing tele-presence using an avatar (2015)
Thesis
Hossen Mamode, H. Z. (in press). Robot mediated communication: Enhancing tele-presence using an avatar. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/829979

In the past few years there has been a lot of development in the field of tele-presence. These developments have caused tele-presence technologies to become easily accessible and also for the experience to be enhanced. Since tele-presence is not only... Read More about Robot mediated communication: Enhancing tele-presence using an avatar.

Stability and reliability of anodic biofilms under different feedstock conditions: Towards microbial fuel cell sensors (2015)
Journal Article
Walter, X. A., You, J., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Stability and reliability of anodic biofilms under different feedstock conditions: Towards microbial fuel cell sensors. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 6, 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2015.11.007

© 2015 The Authors. Stability and reliability of microbial fuel cell anodic biofilms, consisting of mixed cultures, were investigated in a continuously fed system. Two groups of anodic biofilm matured with different substrates, acetate and casein for... Read More about Stability and reliability of anodic biofilms under different feedstock conditions: Towards microbial fuel cell sensors.

Electro-osmotic-based catholyte production by Microbial Fuel Cells for carbon capture (2015)
Journal Article
Gajda, I., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., Santoro, C., Li, B., Cristiani, P., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Electro-osmotic-based catholyte production by Microbial Fuel Cells for carbon capture. Water Research, 86, 108-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.014

© 2015 The Authors. In Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), the recovery of water can be achieved with the help of both active (electro-osmosis), and passive (osmosis) transport pathways of electrolyte through the semi-permeable selective separator. The elec... Read More about Electro-osmotic-based catholyte production by Microbial Fuel Cells for carbon capture.

Safe and effective physical human-robot interaction: Approaches to variable compliance via soft joints and soft grippers (2015)
Thesis
Giannaccini, M. E. Safe and effective physical human-robot interaction: Approaches to variable compliance via soft joints and soft grippers. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/802906

The work described in this thesis focusses on designing and building two novel physical devices in a robotic arm structure. The arm is intended for human-robot interaction in the domestic assistive robotics area. The first device aims at helping to e... Read More about Safe and effective physical human-robot interaction: Approaches to variable compliance via soft joints and soft grippers.

The efficacy of “busyness” as a measure for behaviour pattern analysis using unlabelled sensor data: A case study (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Fiorini, L., Caleb-Solly, P., Tsanaka, A., Cavallo, F., Dario, P., & Melhuish, C. (2015, November). The efficacy of “busyness” as a measure for behaviour pattern analysis using unlabelled sensor data: A case study. Paper presented at IET International Conference on Technologies for Active and Assisted Living (TechAAL), London, UK

The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) into our daily lives has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life and well-being of citizens, especially older adults who want to continue to live independently in their own home. In order... Read More about The efficacy of “busyness” as a measure for behaviour pattern analysis using unlabelled sensor data: A case study.

Powered exoskeleton with palm degrees of freedom for hand rehabilitation (2015)
Journal Article
Richards, D. S., Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Powered exoskeleton with palm degrees of freedom for hand rehabilitation. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2015-November, 4635-4638. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319427

© 2015 IEEE. Robotic rehabilitation is a currently underutilised field with the potential to allow huge cost savings within healthcare. Existing rehabilitation exoskeletons oversimplify the importance of movement of the hand while undertaking everyda... Read More about Powered exoskeleton with palm degrees of freedom for hand rehabilitation.

Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation (2015)
Journal Article
Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2015-November, 9-12. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318248

© 2015 IEEE. Reduction is a crucial step in the treatment of broken bones. Achieving precise anatomical alignment of bone fragments is essential for a good fast healing process. Percutaneous techniques are associated with faster recovery time and low... Read More about Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation.

Preliminary analysis of force-torque measurements for robot-assisted fracture surgery (2015)
Journal Article
Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Preliminary analysis of force-torque measurements for robot-assisted fracture surgery. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2015-November, 4902-4905. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319491

© 2015 IEEE. Our group at Bristol Robotics Laboratory has been working on a new robotic system for fracture surgery that has been previously reported [1]. The robotic system is being developed for distal femur fractures and features a robot that mani... Read More about Preliminary analysis of force-torque measurements for robot-assisted fracture surgery.

Second-order model for rotary traveling wave ultrasonic motors (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Garcia Rochin, R., Kuehne, M., Santiesteban-Cos, R., Rubio Astorga, G. J., & Peer, A. (2015, November). Second-order model for rotary traveling wave ultrasonic motors. Paper presented at Humanoids, Seoul, Korea

Ultrasonic motors are compact actuators with high precision and high stall torque. They feature a friction-based actuation principle and offer an alternative to standard actuators such as direct current motors. However, their nonlinear dynamics, the... Read More about Second-order model for rotary traveling wave ultrasonic motors.

Self-sustainable electricity production from algae grown in a microbial fuel cell system (2015)
Journal Article
Gajda, I., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Self-sustainable electricity production from algae grown in a microbial fuel cell system. Biomass and Bioenergy, 82, 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.05.017

© 2015 The Authors. This paper describes the potential for algal biomass production in conjunction with wastewater treatment and power generation within a fully biotic Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC). The anaerobic biofilm in the anodic half-cell is genera... Read More about Self-sustainable electricity production from algae grown in a microbial fuel cell system.

Development of an EMG controlled hand exoskeleton for post-stroke rehabilitation (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Ferreira, H. A., Moital, A., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Development of an EMG controlled hand exoskeleton for post-stroke rehabilitation. In Proceedings of the 3rd 2015 Workshop on ICTs for improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques - REHAB '15. , (66-72). https://doi.org/10.1145/2838944.2838961

© 2015 ACM. Rehabilitation after stroke is of crucial importance since patients often have severe motor impairments that affect their daily activities. In the past decades, a number of robotic systems have been proposed for stroke rehabilitation but... Read More about Development of an EMG controlled hand exoskeleton for post-stroke rehabilitation.

Evolvable robot hardware (2015)
Book Chapter
Winfield, A. F., & Timmis, J. (2015). Evolvable robot hardware. In M. A. Trefzer, & A. M. Tyrrell (Eds.), Evolvable Hardware (331-348). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44616-4_13

While the theory and practice of evolutionary robotics is well established, most work to date has been concerned with evolving a robot’s control system – it’s software. This chapter is concerned instead with the more difficult problem of how to evolv... Read More about Evolvable robot hardware.

Design and real-time control of a robotic system for fracture manipulation (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015, August). Design and real-time control of a robotic system for fracture manipulation. Presented at International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Milan, Italy

This paper presents the design, development and control of a new robotic system for fracture manipulation. The objective is to improve the precision, ergonomics and safety of the traditional surgical procedure to treat joint fractures. The achievemen... Read More about Design and real-time control of a robotic system for fracture manipulation.

Team tech-entrepreneur: Cross-disciplinary education for high growth tech start-ups (2015)
Book Chapter
Jarvis, C., & Burnett, J. (2015). Team tech-entrepreneur: Cross-disciplinary education for high growth tech start-ups. In D. Remenyi (Ed.), The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards 2015: An Anthology of Case Histories (45-58). Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Ltd

Simultaneous electricity generation and microbially-assisted electrosynthesis in ceramic MFCs (2015)
Journal Article
Gajda, I., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Simultaneous electricity generation and microbially-assisted electrosynthesis in ceramic MFCs. Bioelectrochemistry, 104, 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2015.03.001

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. To date, the development of microbially assisted synthesis in Bioelectrochemical Systems (BESs) has focused on mechanisms that consume energy in order to drive the electrosynthesis process. This work reports - for the first time... Read More about Simultaneous electricity generation and microbially-assisted electrosynthesis in ceramic MFCs.