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 Upper‐Limb Wearable Robotic Devices: Technology and Applications

B Sharma, PT Phan, J Davies, TT Hoang… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
One of the practical applications in the field of soft robotics involves the development of soft
robotic wearable devices. These devices make use of their intrinsically compliant structures …

Wearable assistive robotics: A perspective on current challenges and future trends

U Martinez-Hernandez, B Metcalfe, T Assaf, L Jabban… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wearable assistive robotics is an emerging technology with the potential to assist humans
with sensorimotor impairments to perform daily activities. This assistance enables …

Design and evaluation of an independent 4‐week, exosuit‐assisted, post‐stroke community walking program

RW Nuckols, CK Chang, D Kim… - Annals of the New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic impairment in the paretic ankle following stroke often requires that individuals use
compensatory patterns such as asymmetric propulsion to achieve effective walking speeds …

Stiffness modeling and distribution of a modular cable-driven human-like robotic arm

K Yang, C Chen, Y Ding, K Wu, G Zhang… - Mechanism and Machine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aiming at improving the safety of human–robot interactions, this paper proposes a modular
cable-driven human-like robotic arm (CHRA). The stiffness of the proposed CHRA is …

Implementation of a unilateral hip flexion exosuit to aid paretic limb advancement during inpatient gait retraining for individuals post-stroke: a feasibility study

CK Chang, C Lee, RW Nuckols… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background During inpatient rehabilitation, physical therapists (PTs) often need to manually
advance patients' limbs, adding physical burden to PTs and impacting gait retraining quality …

Lightweight Pneumatically Elastic Backbone Structure with Modular Construction and Nonlinear Interaction for Soft Actuators

Y Yang, J Lai, C Xu, Z He, P Jiao, H Ren - Soft Robotics, 2024 - liebertpub.com
There has been a growing need for soft robots operating various force-sensitive tasks due to
their environmental adaptability, satisfactory controllability, and nonlinear mobility unique …

Design, Control and Validation of a Novel CableDriven Series Elastic Actuation System for a Flexible and Portable Back-Support Exoskeleton

H Liao, HH Chan, G Liu, X Zhao, F Gao… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Various active back-support exoskeletons have been developed to assist manual materials
handling work for low back injury prevention. Existing back-support exoskeleton actuation …

State of the art review of active and passive knee orthoses

A Barrera Sánchez, A Blanco Ortega… - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of specialized devices, such as orthopedic devices, has become indispensable in
the lives of people with disabilities since ancient times. The primary purpose of such devices …

Compliant control of lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on flexible transmission

K Liu, L Li, W Li, J Gu, Z Sun - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2023 - Springer
To ensure the safety, comfort, and effectiveness of lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton
robots in the rehabilitation training process, compliance is a prerequisite for human …