Exoskeletons and orthoses are wearable mobile systems providing mechanical benefits to
users. Despite significant improvements in the last decades, the technology is not fully …

Soft actuators and robotic devices designed for rehabilitation and assistance are a rapidly
growing field of research. Their inherent flexibility enhances comfort and usability without …

This article presents a compact, portable fingertip-to-elbow hand exoskeleton (F-EL-EX)
designed to assist in gross grasping activities involving hand opening and closing …

Environment-responsive hydrogel actuators have attracted tremendous attention due to their
intriguing properties. Gamma radiation has been considered as a green cross-linking …

Use of differential mechanisms in adaptive grasping is a prominent way to reduce the
number of actuators, weight, and control complexity of the system without compromising on …

The differential mechanism can reduce the number of actuators and efficiently distribute
force or power. We proposed a novel multiport output twisted string actuator (MO-TSA) with …

Hand exoskeletons are primarily designed for hand-impaired individuals to grasp objects of
daily living to live a more independent life. Recent advances in soft robotics offer new …

Existing prosthetic/orthotic designs are rarely based on kinetostatics of a biological finger,
especially its tendon–pulley system (TPS). Whether a biological TPS is optimal for use as a …

The cable-driven mechanism is frequently used in many mechanical systems and usually
requires one motor for each cable. If the system controls multiple cables, additional …

We present a kirigami-inspired design scheme for a robotic hand by 3D printable folds and
cuts. The unique contribution is the printable flexible hand, which provides flexibility and …