In the last decade, we have witnessed a drastic change in the form factor of audio and vision
technologies, from heavy and grounded machines to lightweight devices that naturally fit our …

Disabilities are a global issue due to the decrease in life quality and mobility of patients,
especially people suffering from hand disabilities. This paper presents a review of active …

In this paper, we present a comprehensive review of hand exoskeleton technologies for
rehabilitation and assistive engineering, from basic hand biomechanics to actuator …

The recovery of hand function is one of the most challenging topics in stroke rehabilitation.
Although the robot‐assisted therapy has got some good results in the latest decades, the …

Various robotic exoskeletons have been proposed for hand function assistance during
activities of daily living (ADL) of stroke survivors. However, traditional exoskeletons involve …

Rehabilitation of the hands is critical for the restoration of independence in activities of daily
living for individuals exhibiting disabilities of the upper extremities. There is initial evidence …

Most current hand exoskeletons have been designed specifically for rehabilitation, assistive,
or haptic applications to simplify the design requirements. Clinical studies on poststroke …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the higher susceptibility of post-stroke patients to infection
calls for extra safety precautions. Despite the imposed restrictions, early neurorehabilitation …

This article aims to give an overall review of research status in hand rehabilitation robotic
technology, evaluating a number of devices. The main scope is to explore the current state …

The development of dynamic hand orthoses is a fast-growing field of research and has
resulted in many different devices. A large and diverse solution space is formed by the …