Moving toward soft robotics: A decade review of the design of hand exoskeletons

T Shahid, D Gouwanda, SG Nurzaman, AA Gopalai - Biomimetics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Soft robotics is a branch of robotics that deals with mechatronics and electromechanical
systems primarily made of soft materials. This paper presents a summary of a chronicle …

Feasibility of muscle synergy outcomes in clinics, robotics, and sports: a systematic review

J Taborri, V Agostini, PK Artemiadis… - Applied bionics and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the last years, several studies have been focused on understanding how the central
nervous system controls muscles to perform a specific motor task. Although it still remains an …

A wearable hand rehabilitation system with soft gloves

X Chen, L Gong, L Wei, SC Yeh… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hand paralysis is one of the most common complications in stroke patients, which severely
impacts their daily lives. This article presents a wearable hand rehabilitation system that …

Exo-glove poly II: A polymer-based soft wearable robot for the hand with a tendon-driven actuation system

BB Kang, H Choi, H Lee, KJ Cho - Soft robotics, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Abstract This article presents Exo-Glove Poly (EGP) II, a soft wearable robot for the hand
with a glove that is completely constructed of polymer materials and that operates through …

Design and preliminary feasibility study of a soft robotic glove for hand function assistance in stroke survivors

HK Yap, JH Lim, F Nasrallah, CH Yeow - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Various robotic exoskeletons have been proposed for hand function assistance during
activities of daily living (ADL) of stroke survivors. However, traditional exoskeletons involve …

A soft-packaged and portable rehabilitation glove capable of closed-loop fine motor skills

M Sui, Y Ouyang, H Jin, Z Chai, C Wei, J Li… - Nature Machine …, 2023 - nature.com
Regaining fine motor skills (FMSs; that is, the ability to make precise and coordinated
movements of fingers) is the ultimate goal of hand rehabilitation. Although robotic-assisted …

Improving grasp function after spinal cord injury with a soft robotic glove

C Correia, K Nuckols, D Wagner… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
People with tetraplegia resulting from spinal cord injury experience debilitating hand
impairments that may lead to lifelong dependence on others to perform activities of daily …

Adaptive backlash compensation in upper limb soft wearable exoskeletons

BK Dinh, M Xiloyannis, L Cappello, CW Antuvan… - Robotics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
A new frontier of assistive devices aims at designing exoskeletons based on fabric and
flexible materials for applications where kinematic transparency is the primary requirement …

On the development of adaptive, tendon-driven, wearable exo-gloves for grasping capabilities enhancement

L Gerez, J Chen, M Liarokapis - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft, underactuated, and compliant robotic exo-gloves have received an increased interest
over the last decade. Possible applications of these systems range from augmenting the …

Soft, lightweight wearable robots to support the upper limb in activities of daily living: a feasibility study on chronic stroke patients

B Noronha, CY Ng, K Little, M Xiloyannis… - … on Neural Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Stroke can be a devastating condition that impairs the upper limb and reduces mobility.
Wearable robots can aid impaired users by supporting performance of Activities of Daily …