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Abstract: Recently, there has been increasing interest in physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) of social robots. This paper proposes a model predictive control (MPC)-based approach to realize ...

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Abstract: This work focuses on the design of a solar-powered wire-traversing robot for environmental monitoring in remote areas, where solar power harvesting ensures continuous operation without ...

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