BASEPROD: The Bardenas Semi-Desert Planetary Rover Dataset.

Dataset acquisitions devised specifically for robotic planetary exploration are key for the advancement, evaluation, and validation of novel perception, localization, and navigation methods in representative environments. Originating in the Bardenas semi-desert in July 2023, the data presented in this Data Descriptor is primarily aimed at Martian exploration and contains relevant rover sensor data from approximately 1.7km of traverses, a high-resolution 3D map of the test area, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy recordings of rock samples along the rover path, as well as local weather data.

Path Planning for Autonomous Mobile Robots: A Review.

Providing mobile robots with autonomous capabilities is advantageous. It allows one to dispense with the intervention of human operators, which may prove beneficial in economic and safety terms. Autonomy requires, in most cases, the use of path planners that enable the robot to deliberate about how to move from its location at one moment to another.

A Gesture Recognition Algorithm for Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery.

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques are growing in quantity and complexity to cover a wider range of interventions. More specifically, hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) involves the use of one surgeon's hand inside the patient whereas the other one manages a single laparoscopic tool. In this scenario, those surgical procedures performed with an additional tool require the aid of an assistant.