Abstract: Differentiable simulation has become a powerful tool for system identification. While prior work has focused on identifying robot properties using robot-specific data or object properties ...

Proprioception, the innate ability to perceive body positions and movements, enables us to perform daily activities without thinking about it. In mammals, this process primarily involves the ...

A NEW study sheds light on how generalised joint hypermobility (GJH) affects strength, proprioception, and functional performance, challenging assumptions about weakness and instability in people with ...

ABSTRACT: Ju Jutsu (often conflated with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) lacks shared academic criteria distinguishing novice from master. This paper proposes a measurable, pedagogy-ready framework grounded in ...

A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn’t move his left arm or leg. Lewis’ neighbor realized his truck hadn’t moved in two days and called 911 for ...

Have you ever stumbled on uneven ground (or even ground) but somehow caught yourself before you fell? That’s proprioception, your body’s built-in GPS. It’s your body’s ability to sense where it is in ...

If you thought there was no possible way out for Claire Danes’ Aggie in the “The Beast in Me” finale episode, that was by design. Showrunner Howard Gordon — with whom Danes worked on “Homeland” — ...

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for Osgood Perkins‘ “Keeper,” now playing in theaters. Director Osgood Perkins has given us not one, but two twisted horror movies this year that ...

‘Predator: Badlands’ sees a Yautja Predator hero team up with a damaged synthetic (Elle Fanning), and is full of unexpected twists—here’s the ending, explained. Predator: Badlands makes a bold move, ...

Abstract: Terrain classification is essential for traversability estimation and planning of autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) in complex environments. Most existing approaches utilize fully supervised ...

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