Underactuated, compliant, tendon-driven robotic hands are suited for deep-sea exploration.
The robust Ocean One hand design utilizes elastic finger joints and a spring transmission to …

A segmented‐core (SC) structure has been widely used for high‐power‐density (HP)
motors. However, the SC motor is associated with a number of problems due to the …

The advent of soft robotics represents a profound change in the forms robots will take in the
future. However, this revolutionary change has already yielded such a diverse collection of …

The design of human assistive systems requires actuators that are capable of producing
compliant motions. One key technological development for this compliant actuation is series …

This paper develops a novel robotic joint mechanism by means of twisting a small-diameter
round-belt, which enables slow movements of joint rotation unlike direct-drive actuator …

The objective was to generate human-like social motion in a human-looking humanoid robot
following the biomimetic approach. We thought that the robot's motion should be human-like …

In active knee orthoses, quiet, powerful, and light-weight actuators are required to support
the user during challenging tasks like sit-to-stand and stair climbing. The twisted string …

A 1-DOF power assist robotic system is developed for grasping and lifting objects tied with it
by human operator. The dynamics of object manipulation with the system is derived, and a …

The design of a modular wearable knee-ankle-foot-orthosis (KAFO) using novel soft actuator
for post-stroke gait rehabilitation is presented. The configuration, different modules, working …

In this study, a novel robotic joint mechanism is developed for enabling a robotic joint to
rotate around the axis by twisting a small-diameter round belt. This twist drive actuator …