Human augmentation by wearable supernumerary robotic limbs: review and perspectives

D Prattichizzo, M Pozzi, TL Baldi… - Progress in …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) are wearable robots designed to enhance the
sensorimotor abilities of humans. SRLs can be used to compensate for lost functions in …

Shape memory meta-laminar jamming actuators fabricated by 4D printing

ML Dezaki, M Bodaghi - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Laminar jamming (LJ) technology is a hot topic because it allows for the transition from
conventionally quick, precise, and high-force rigid robots to flexible, agile, and secure soft …

A high load capacity and efficient-transporting inchworm-like crawling robot with bistable structure and pneumatic networks actuator

Z Zhang, R Nan, H Shen, B Pan, G Zhang… - Smart Materials and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Although pneumatic soft crawling robots have made great progress, there are still several
difficulties hindering their practical progress, the most important of which is the insufficient …

Design of a SMA-based soft composite structure for wearable rehabilitation gloves

Q Xie, Q Meng, W Yu, Z Wu, R Xu, Q Zeng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The combination of smart soft composite structure based shape memory alloy (SMA) and
exoskeleton technology has the advantages of light weight, energy saving, and great human …

A novel soft robotic exoskeleton system for hand rehabilitation and assistance purposes

N Kladovasilakis, I Kostavelis, P Sideridis, E Koltzi… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the last decade, soft robotic systems, such as actuators and grippers, have been
employed in various commercial applications. Due to the need to integrate robotic …

RETRACTED: A Newly-Designed Wearable Robotic Hand Exoskeleton Controlled by EMG Signals and ROS Embedded Systems

IB Abdallah, Y Bouteraa - Robotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
One of the most difficult parts of stroke therapy is hand mobility recovery. Indeed, stroke is a
serious medical disorder that can seriously impair hand and locomotor movement. To …

A Review on Soft Exoskeletons for Hand Rehabilitation

D Tang, X Lv, Y Zhang, L Qi, C Shen… - Recent Patents on …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: How to enhance the quality of life for the elderly has emerged as a key issue in
many nations due to the ageing population. Stroke is the most prevalent disease among the …

Control of newly-designed wearable robotic hand exoskeleton based on surface Electromyographic signals

K Li, Z Li, H Zeng, N Wei - Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The human hand plays a role in a variety of daily activities. This intricate instrument is
vulnerable to trauma or neuromuscular disorders. Wearable robotic exoskeletons are an …

[HTML][HTML] Layer jamming: Modeling and experimental validation

F Caruso, G Mantriota, V Moramarco… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability to control and tune the stiffness of soft structures is one of the most important
challenges in soft robotics. This is crucial in applications that require both compliance and …

A novel torque-controlled hand exoskeleton to decode hand movements combining SEMG and fingers kinematics: a feasibility study

E Capotorti, E Trigili, Z McKinney… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study presents a novel torque-controlled hand exoskeleton, named HandeXos-gamma,
which uses a series-elastic actuator (SEA)-based architecture to allow a compliant actuation …