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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 355, 2026
4th International Conference on Sustainable Technologies and Advances in Automation, Aerospace and Robotics (STAAAR 2025)
Article Number 01003
Number of page(s) 13
Section Robotics, Exoskeletons and AI Modeling
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202635501003
Published online 03 March 2026
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