Abstract: A product manipulation tool for interacting with products and containers at, for example, a retail facility can include a securing mechanism to secure an exposed portion of the container with respect to a horizontal surface such as a shelf. The product manipulation tool can also include a stabilizing device to stabilize the container with respect to the horizontal surface prior to securing the container. The product manipulation tool can also include a support structure for insertion underneath the container to support the load. The stabilizing mechanism may lift or tilt the container prior to insertion of the support structure. In an example, the product manipulation tool may be disposed on a mobile unit configured for locomotion about the retail facility.

Abstract: A method of generating protein-induced pluripotent stem cells by delivering bacterially expressed reprogramming proteins into nuclei of starting somatic cells using the QQ-protein transduction technique, repeating several cell reprogramming cycles for creating reprogrammed protein-induced pluripotent stem cells, moving the reprogrammed cells into a feeder-free medium for expansion, and expanding and passaging the reprogrammed cells in a whole dish for generating homogeneous piPS cells. Also provided are the piPCS cells formed using this method and uses thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic restocking different items in retail store environments having POS locations for the items are disclosed. The method includes, for a first item of the different items, storing at least one first item parameter uniquely identifying the first item. The method includes determining, based on the at least one first item parameter, a first autonomous movement control scheme for manipulation of the first item by a robotic arm. The method includes executing, by the robotic arm, the first control scheme, the executing including shelving the first item on the shelf. The method includes evaluating, by a processor or a user of the robotic arm, the executing for the first item according to at least one predetermined first performance criteria. The method includes determining and storing, based on the evaluating, an updated first control scheme for subsequent executing by the robotic arm for the first item.

Abstract: Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of a robot training system are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is an industrial robot training system comprising a mixed reality display device structured to superimpose a virtual scene on a real-world view of a real-world scene including a plurality of physical objects including an industrial robot, a video input device, and a computing device. The computing device is structured to detect physical objects using video output from the video input device, generate virtual objects using the detected physical objects, simulate a virtual robot path, determine one movement of the series of robot movements causes a collision, adjust the virtual robot path so as to avoid the collision between the two virtual objects of the plurality of virtual objects, and program the industrial robot to perform a real robot path using the adjusted virtual robot path.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for inspecting electrical components within a housing. The method may be useful for identifying dust, grime, corrosion, tree-like structures, edges and/or slots on electrical components. The method includes capturing two optical images of an electrical component and comparing the images. Variations in pixels between the two images may be used to generate warnings.

Abstract: A teleoperated robotic system that utilizes a graphical user interface (GUI) to perform work on a workpiece(s) using a robot. A coordinate system of the GUI is correlated to the tool center point (TCP) of the robot and the TCP or workspace of a teleoperated member, such as a haptic joystick. Operable manipulation of the teleoperated member is correlated to a movement at a particular location in the robot station, such as movement of the TCP of the robot. The GUI can also provide digital representations of the workpiece, which is based on inputted and/or scanned information relating to a reference workpiece and/or the particular workpiece on which the robot is performing work. The GUI can further provide indications of the various stages of assembly of the workpiece, as well as an indication of work already, or to be, performed on the workpiece.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a robot automated mining method. In one embodiment, a method includes a robot positioning a charging component for entry into a drill hole. In one embodiment, a method includes a robot moving a charging component within a drill hole. In one embodiment, a method includes a robot filling a drill hole with explosive material. In one embodiment, a method includes operating a robot within a mining environment.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a lipid-based microbubble stably binding a plurality of nucleic acids, and a method of delivering the microbubble and nucleic acids to a specific target site using ultrasound. The delivered nucleic acids create transgenic cells (i.e., for example, a transgenic tumor cell), wherein the transgenic cell expresses the proteins encoded by the delivered nucleic acids. This technology provides a significant improvement for microbubble-drug delivery platforms as known microbubble do not efficiently bind nucleic acids. The improvements described herein include but are not limited to identifying proper lipid proportionality ratios and/or cationic surfactant layers that provide an optimum mechanical index compatible with ultrasonics. Microbubble perfusion and/or nucleic acid delivery may be performed by a combination of imaging and ultrasound/microbubble targeted delivery to simultaneously perform low power two-dimensional imaging and high power microbubble destruction.

Abstract: A shift register, a method for driving the same, a gate driver circuit, and a display device are provided. The shift register includes an input circuit, a reset circuit, a first control circuit, a first output circuit, and a second output circuit, where the first output circuit includes two output channels, where one channel is that under the joint control of signals of a first clock signal terminal and a first node, a signal of a first clock signal terminal is provided to a drive signal output terminal of the shift register, and the other channel is that under the joint control of signals of the second clock signal terminal and the first node, a signal of a second clock signal terminal is provided to the drive signal output terminal.

Abstract: A high efficient photovoltaic module with cut cells including: the surface glass layer, the upper encapsulation layer, the solar cell string layer, the lower encapsulation layer, and the back plate. The solar cell string layer includes a plurality of solar cell strings, each solar cell string including a plurality of solar cells connected by using a first electric conductor and a second electric conductor. The plurality of solar cells is connected in series by the first electric conductor on front sides. The plurality of solar cells is connected in series by the second electric conductor on back sides.

Abstract: A bifacial double glass solar module including: the upper glass layer, the upper encapsulation layer, the cell layer, the lower encapsulation layer, and the lower glass layer. The upper glass layer, the upper encapsulation layer, the cell layer, the lower encapsulation layer, and the lower glass layer are disposed sequentially from top to bottom. The cell layer includes a plurality of double-sided cells connected in series by a solder strip. The upper glass layer is provided with a first anti-reflection film layer on the upper surface and a first up-conversion thin film layer on the lower surface. The lower glass layer is provided with a second up-conversion thin film layer on the upper surface and a second anti-reflection film layer on the lower surface.

Abstract: A calibration article is provided for calibrating a robot and 3D camera. The calibration article includes side surfaces that are angled inward toward a top surface. The robot and camera are calibrated by capturing positional data of the calibration article relative to the robot and the camera. The captured data is used to generate correlation data between the robot and the camera. The correlation data is used by the controller to align the robot with the camera during operational use of the robot and camera.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a 3D object and to a system adapted to implement the method, wherein the method comprises: —providing a powder material (G); —providing a radiation absorbent material, in the form of optically resonant particles (P), on a region to be sintered of the powder material; and —sintering the region to be sintered of the powder material (G), by exposing to light the optically resonant particles (P) to radiation. The method comprises providing the optically resonant particles (P) according to a distribution and proportion, with respect to the powder material (G) included in the region to be sintered, selected: —to disperse the optically resonant particles (P) within the powder material (G) included in said region, and —to avoid substantial agglomeration and substantial self-sintering of the optically resonant particles (P).

Abstract: A method of generating protein-induced pluripotent stem cells by delivering bacterially expressed reprogramming proteins into nuclei of starting somatic cells using the QQ-protein transduction technique, repeating several cell reprogramming cycles for creating reprogrammed protein-induced pluripotent stem cells, moving the reprogrammed cells into a feeder-free medium for expansion, and expanding and passaging the reprogrammed cells in a whole dish for generating homogeneous piPS cells. Also provided are the piPS cells formed using this method and uses thereof.

Abstract: A track link rail surface and roller interface includes a first roller including a cylindrical configuration defining a radial direction, a longitudinal axis, a circumferential direction, and a plane containing the radial direction and the longitudinal axis. The first roller includes a first track link rail engaging surface including a first concave arcuate surface defining a first concave radius of curvature. The interface includes a first track link including a first track link rail surface including a first convex arcuate surface defining a first convex radius of curvature that is less or equal to the first concave radius of curvature.

Abstract: A color filter substrate includes a base substrate and a color filter formed on the base substrate, wherein the color filter includes at least one color area; the color filter substrate further includes at least one of at least one kind of fluorescent powder or at least one antireflective film, wherein each kind of fluorescent powder in the at least one kind of fluorescent powder corresponds to one color area in the color filter; each antireflective film in the at least one antireflective film corresponds to one color area in the color filter, the fluorescent powder is configured to convert light, of which a color is different from a color of a corresponding color area, in incident light into light of which a color is the same with the color of the corresponding color area.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a lipid-based microbubble stably binding a plurality of nucleic acids, and a method of delivering the microbubble and nucleic acids to a specific target site using ultrasound. The delivered nucleic acids create transgenic cells (i.e., for example, a transgenic tumor cell), wherein the transgenic cell expresses the proteins encoded by the delivered nucleic acids. This technology provides a significant improvement for microbubble-drug delivery platforms as known microbubble do not efficiently bind nucleic acids. The improvements described herein include but are not limited to identifying proper lipid proportionality ratios and/or cationic surfactant layers that provide an optimum mechanical index compatible with ultrasonics. Microbubble perfusion and/or nucleic acid delivery may be performed by a combination of imaging and ultrasound/microbubble targeted delivery to simultaneously perform low power two-dimensional imaging and high power microbubble destruction.

Abstract: A compensation device, a display device and a method for compensating common electrode voltage are provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. A compensation device for a display panel according to an embodiment includes a compensation circuit, a comparison circuit, and an adjustment circuit. The compensation circuit generates a common electrode compensation signal to be provided to the display panel based on a common electrode input signal for providing a common electrode voltage to the display panel and a common electrode feedback signal from the display panel. The comparison circuit compares the common electrode compensation signal with the common electrode feedback signal. The adjustment circuit adjusts the common electrode compensation signal according to the comparison result of the comparison circuit.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a robot automated mining method. In one embodiment, a method includes a robot positioning a charging component for entry into a drill hole. In one embodiment, a method includes a robot moving a charging component within a drill hole. In one embodiment, a method includes a robot filling a drill hole with explosive material. In one embodiment, a method includes operating a robot within a mining environment.

Abstract: Methods for treating a subject in need thereof are provided which include administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein transduction reagent-modified reprogramming protein to the subject, wherein the protein transduction reagent is non-covalently bound to the reprogramming protein and wherein the protein transduction reagent comprises a cation reagent and a lipid. According to aspects, such methods provide delivery of protein-transduction reagent-modified reprogramming proteins to cancer cells, such as tumor cells, as well as diseased cells of diseased tissues and provide in vivo conversion of diseased cells into normal cells via protein-induced in situ cell reprogramming without administration of nucleic acids to the subject.