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 …

A review of soft wearable robots that provide active assistance: Trends, common actuation methods, fabrication, and applications

C Thalman, P Artemiadis - Wearable Technologies, 2020 - cambridge.org
This review meta-analysis combines and compares the findings of previously published
works in the field of soft wearable robots (SWRs) that provide active methods of actuation for …

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 …

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 …

A compact soft robotic wrist brace with origami actuators

S Liu, Z Fang, J Liu, K Tang, J Luo, J Yi… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Wrist disability caused by a series of diseases or injuries hinders the patient's capability to
perform activities of daily living (ADL). Rehabilitation devices for the wrist motor function …

An assistive soft wrist exosuit for flexion movements with an ergonomic reinforced glove

D Chiaradia, L Tiseni, M Xiloyannis… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Soft exosuits are a promising solution for the assistance and augmentation of human motor
abilities in the industrial field, where the use of more symbiotic wearable robots can avoid …

State of the Art in Wearable Wrist Exoskeletons Part I: Background Needs and Design Requirements

RF Pitzalis, D Park, DG Caldwell, G Berselli, J Ortiz - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite an increase in the use of exoskeletons, particularly for medical and occupational
applications, few studies have focused on the wrist, even though it is the fourth most …

State of the Art in Wearable Wrist Exoskeletons Part II: A Review of Commercial and Research Devices

RF Pitzalis, D Park, DG Caldwell, G Berselli, J Ortiz - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Manual handling tasks, both in daily activities and at work, require high dexterity and the
ability to move objects of different shapes and sizes. However, musculoskeletal disorders …

Textile-based soft robotics for physically challenged individuals

A Zannat, MN Uddin, ST Mahmud, PSS Prithu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Due to the rapid advancements in the human–robot interface, soft robotics is getting
attention in recent times. Conventional robots or robotic devices are not compatible with …

Soft wrist exosuit actuated by fabric pneumatic artificial muscles

K Schäffer, Y Ozkan-Aydin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, soft actuator-based exosuits have gained interest, due to their high strength-to-
weight ratio, inherent safety, and low cost. We present a novel wrist exosuit actuated by …