Soft robotics is an exciting field of science and technology that enables robots to manipulate
objects with human-like dexterity. Soft robots can handle delicate objects with care, access …

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 …

Fiber–a primitive yet ubiquitous form of material–intertwines with our bodies and
surroundings, from constructing our fibrous muscles that enable our movement, to forming …

Development and implementation of neuroprosthetic hands is a multidisciplinary field at the
interface between humans and artificial robotic systems, which aims at replacing the …

Haptic feedback is known to enhance the realism of an individual's interactions with objects
in virtual environments. Wearable haptic devices, such as vibrotactile sleeves or armbands …

Touch between people is an integral part of human life. Touch is used to convey information,
emotions, and other social cues. Still, everyday remote communication remains mainly …

In recent years, there has been extensive utilization of actuators driven by artificial muscles
in wearable devices. However, the muscle distribution configurations of most wearable …

Emerging research has demonstrated the viability of on-textile actuation mechanisms,
however, an easily customizable and versatile on-cloth actuation mechanism is yet to be …

We propose ThermoCaress, a haptic device to create a stroking sensation on the forearm
using pressure force and present thermal feedback simultaneously. In our method, based on …

In this paper, we propose SwellSense, a fabrication technique to screen print stretchable
circuits onto a special micro-capsule paper, creating localized swelling patterns with sensing …