Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, A Zolfagharian, J Pinskier… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

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 …

A wearable textile-based pneumatic energy harvesting system for assistive robotics

RA Shveda, A Rajappan, TF Yap, Z Liu, MD Bell… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Wearable assistive, rehabilitative, and augmentative devices currently require bulky power
supplies, often making these tools more of a burden than an asset. This work introduces a …

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 …

Upper limb soft robotic wearable devices: a systematic review

E Bardi, M Gandolla, F Braghin, F Resta… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Soft robotic wearable devices, referred to as exosuits, can be a valid alternative
to rigid exoskeletons when it comes to daily upper limb support. Indeed, their inherent …

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 …

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 …

[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 …

Soft pneumatic elbow exoskeleton reduces the muscle activity, metabolic cost and fatigue during holding and carrying of loads

J Nassour, G Zhao, M Grimmer - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
To minimize fatigue, sustain workloads, and reduce the risk of injuries, the exoskeleton
Carry was developed. Carry combines a soft human–machine interface and soft pneumatic …