Soft actuators for soft robotic applications: A review

N El-Atab, RB Mishra, F Al-Modaf… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics technologies are paving the way toward robotic abilities which are vital for a
wide range of applications, including manufacturing, manipulation, gripping, human …

Restoration of sensory information via bionic hands

SJ Bensmaia, DJ Tyler, S Micera - Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2023 - nature.com
Individuals who have lost the use of their hands because of amputation or spinal cord injury
can use prosthetic hands to restore their independence. A dexterous prosthesis requires the …

A brain-computer interface that evokes tactile sensations improves robotic arm control

SN Flesher, JE Downey, JM Weiss, CL Hughes… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Prosthetic arms controlled by a brain-computer interface can enable people with tetraplegia
to perform functional movements. However, vision provides limited feedback because …

A highly integrated bionic hand with neural control and feedback for use in daily life

M Ortiz-Catalan, J Zbinden, J Millenaar, D D'Accolti… - Science robotics, 2023 - science.org
Restoration of sensorimotor function after amputation has remained challenging because of
the lack of human-machine interfaces that provide reliable control, feedback, and …

Biomimetic sensory feedback through peripheral nerve stimulation improves dexterous use of a bionic hand

JA George, DT Kluger, TS Davis, SM Wendelken… - Science Robotics, 2019 - science.org
We describe use of a bidirectional neuromyoelectric prosthetic hand that conveys
biomimetic sensory feedback. Electromyographic recordings from residual arm muscles …

Biomimetic intraneural sensory feedback enhances sensation naturalness, tactile sensitivity, and manual dexterity in a bidirectional prosthesis

G Valle, A Mazzoni, F Iberite, E D'Anna, I Strauss… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Peripheral intraneural stimulation can provide tactile information to amputees. However,
efforts are still necessary to identify encoding strategy eliciting percepts that are felt as both …

Recent advances and opportunities of active materials for haptic technologies in virtual and augmented reality

TH Yang, JR Kim, H Jin, H Gil, JH Koo… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) are evolving. The market demands and
innovation efforts call for a shift in the key VR/AR technologies and engaging people …

A closed-loop hand prosthesis with simultaneous intraneural tactile and position feedback

E D'Anna, G Valle, A Mazzoni, I Strauss, F Iberite… - Science Robotics, 2019 - science.org
Current myoelectric prostheses allow transradial amputees to regain voluntary motor control
of their artificial limb by exploiting residual muscle function in the forearm. However, the …

A review of sensory feedback in upper-limb prostheses from the perspective of human motor control

JW Sensinger, S Dosen - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This manuscript reviews historical and recent studies that focus on supplementary sensory
feedback for use in upper limb prostheses. It shows that the inability of many studies to …

Home use of a neural-connected sensory prosthesis provides the functional and psychosocial experience of having a hand again

EL Graczyk, L Resnik, MA Schiefer, MS Schmitt… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The loss of a hand has many psychosocial repercussions. While advanced multi-articulated
prostheses can improve function, without sensation, they cannot restore the full experience …