Abstract: Various implementations include an automated endotracheal intubation device, including: a flexible tube sized to be advanced within a patient's airway; a base system; and a deployment arm having a proximal end coupled to the base system and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end, the deployment arm including: at least one arm segment coupled to and extending from the base system, the at least one arm segment defining a channel within which the flexible tube is disposed; and an end effector coupled to the distal end of the deployment arm, the end effector including one or more twisted and coiled polymer (TCP) tendons configured to controllably expand and contract upon application of heat.

Abstract: A georeferenced trajectory system for vehicles receives trajectory data generated by a plurality of vehicle sensors and scaffolds of previously generated maps and aligns geometry data for a geographic region and trajectory data from the received data from different map builds. A scaffold of a geographic region to be mapped during an initial map build is generated, and the trajectory data from respective map builds is aligned with the scaffold of previously generated maps to generate a map of the geographic region. The resulting map expands the coverage of the existing map such that old and new map data is in a common consistent reference frame whereby the map may be built incrementally by merging or expanding local scaffolds and filling in the merged or expanded scaffold while ensuring global consistency.

Abstract: A georeferenced trajectory system for vehicles receives trajectory data generated by a plurality of vehicle sensors and scaffolds of previously generated maps and aligns geometry data for a geographic region and trajectory data from the received data from different map builds. A scaffold of a geographic region to be mapped during an initial map build is generated, and the trajectory data from respective map builds is aligned with the scaffold of previously generated maps to generate a map of the geographic region. The resulting map expands the coverage of the existing map such that old and new map data is in a common consistent reference frame whereby the map may be built incrementally by merging or expanding local scaffolds and filling in the merged or expanded scaffold while ensuring global consistency.