Soft Sensors and Actuators for Wearable Human–Machine Interfaces

J Park, Y Lee, S Cho, A Choe, J Yeom, YG Ro… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Haptic human–machine interfaces (HHMIs) combine tactile sensation and haptic feedback
to allow humans to interact closely with machines and robots, providing immersive …

Metaverse wearables for immersive digital healthcare: a review

K Kim, H Yang, J Lee, WG Lee - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The recent exponential growth of metaverse technology has been instrumental in reshaping
a myriad of sectors, not least digital healthcare. This comprehensive review critically …

High‐Performance Hydrogel Sensors Enabled Multimodal and Accurate Human–Machine Interaction System for Active Rehabilitation

H Wang, Q Ding, Y Luo, Z Wu, J Yu, H Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Human–machine interaction (HMI) technology shows an important application prospect in
rehabilitation medicine, but it is greatly limited by the unsatisfactory recognition accuracy …

Artificial intelligence meets medical robotics

M Yip, S Salcudean, K Goldberg, K Althoefer… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medical robots are bringing a new era to medicine.
Advanced medical robots can perform diagnostic and surgical procedures, aid rehabilitation …

[HTML][HTML] A reprogrammable mechanical metamaterial with origami functional-group transformation and ring reconfiguration

X Hu, T Tan, B Wang, Z Yan - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Recent advancements in reprogrammable metamaterials have enabled the development of
intelligent matters with variable special properties in situ. These metamaterials employ intra …

Estimating human joint moments unifies exoskeleton control, reducing user effort

DD Molinaro, I Kang, AJ Young - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Robotic lower-limb exoskeletons can augment human mobility, but current systems require
extensive, context-specific considerations, limiting their real-world viability. Here, we present …

[HTML][HTML] Shaping high-performance wearable robots for human motor and sensory reconstruction and enhancement

H Xia, Y Zhang, N Rajabi, F Taleb, Q Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Most wearable robots such as exoskeletons and prostheses can operate with dexterity,
while wearers do not perceive them as part of their bodies. In this perspective, we contend …

Development and evaluation of a hip exoskeleton for lateral resistance walk exercise

W Cao, D Shang, M Yin, X Li, T Xu… - IEEE/ASME …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lateral resistance walk exercise (LRWE) is a popular method for fitness and rehabilitation
training. However, current methods such as lateral band walks (LBW) cannot actively control …

Experiment-free exoskeleton assistance via learning in simulation

S Luo, M Jiang, S Zhang, J Zhu, S Yu… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Exoskeletons have enormous potential to improve human locomotive performance,–.
However, their development and broad dissemination are limited by the requirement for …

A human lower limb mechanical phantom for the testing of knee exoskeletons

WS Barrutia, J Bratt, DP Ferris - IEEE Transactions on Neural …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of assistive lower-limb exoskeletons can be time-consuming. Testing
prototype medical devices on vulnerable populations such as children also has safety …