Soft robotic suits: State of the art, core technologies, and open challenges

M Xiloyannis, R Alicea, AM Georgarakis… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wearable robots are undergoing a disruptive transition, from the rigid machines that
populated the science-fiction world in the early 1980s to lightweight robotic apparel, hardly …

Soft, wearable robotics and haptics: Technologies, trends, and emerging applications

M Zhu, S Biswas, SI Dinulescu, N Kastor… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in the rapidly growing field of soft robotics highlight the potential for
innovations in wearable soft robotics to meet challenges and opportunities affecting …

Design and computational modeling of fabric soft pneumatic actuators for wearable assistive devices

PH Nguyen, W Zhang - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Assistive wearable soft robotic systems have recently made a surge in the field of biomedical
robotics, as soft materials allow safe and transparent interactions between the users and …

Fiber optic shape sensing for soft robotics

KC Galloway, Y Chen, E Templeton, B Rife… - Soft robotics, 2019 - liebertpub.com
While soft material actuators can undergo large deformations to execute very complex
motions, what is critically lacking in soft material robotic systems is the ability to collect high …

[HTML][HTML] Soft exoskeletons: Development, requirements, and challenges of the last decade

AF Perez Vidal, JY Rumbo Morales, G Ortiz Torres… - Actuators, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this article, various investigations on soft exoskeletons are presented and their functional
and structural characteristics are analyzed. The present work is oriented to the studies of the …

Soft wearable robots: development status and technical challenges

Y Shi, W Dong, W Lin, Y Gao - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, more and more research has begun to focus on the flexible and lightweight
design of wearable robots. During this process, many novel concepts and achievements …

Knee joint biomechanics in physiological conditions and how pathologies can affect it: a systematic review

L Zhang, G Liu, B Han, Z Wang, Y Yan… - Applied bionics and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The knee joint, as the main lower limb motor joint, is the most vulnerable and susceptible
joint. The knee injuries considerably impact the normal living ability and mental health of …

Soft poly-limbs: Toward a new paradigm of mobile manipulation for daily living tasks

PH Nguyen, C Sparks, SG Nuthi, NM Vale… - Soft robotics, 2019 - liebertpub.com
We present the design and development of the fluid-driven, wearable, Soft Poly-Limb (SPL),
from the Greek word polys, meaning many. The SPL utilizes the numerous traits of soft …

A novel soft elbow exosuit to supplement bicep lifting capacity

CM Thalman, QP Lam, PH Nguyen… - 2018 IEEE/RSJ …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the design of a soft elbow exosuit capable of providing supplemental
lifting assistance by reducing muscle activity of the bicep muscle. The aim is to improve the …

Overview: Types of lower limb exoskeletons

DS Pamungkas, W Caesarendra, H Soebakti, R Analia… - Electronics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Researchers have given attention to lower limb exoskeletons in recent years. Lower limb
exoskeletons have been designed, prototype tested through experiments, and even …