Soft robotics enables neuroprosthetic hand design

G Gu, N Zhang, C Chen, H Xu, X Zhu - ACS nano, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Development and implementation of neuroprosthetic hands is a multidisciplinary field at the
interface between humans and artificial robotic systems, which aims at replacing the …

Wearable robotics for impaired upper-limb assistance and rehabilitation: State of the art and future perspectives

T Proietti, E Ambrosini, A Pedrocchi, S Micera - Ieee Access, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite more than thirty-five years of research on wearable technologies to assist the upper-
limb and a multitude of promising preliminary results, the goal of restoring pre-impairment …

A review: A comprehensive review of soft and rigid wearable rehabilitation and assistive devices with a focus on the shoulder joint

H Majidi Fard Vatan, S Nefti-Meziani, S Davis… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2021‏ - Springer
The importance of the human upper limb role in performing daily life and personal activities
is significant. Improper functioning of this organ due to neurological disorders or surgeries …

From emotions to mood disorders: A survey on gait analysis methodology

F Deligianni, Y Guo, GZ Yang - IEEE journal of biomedical and …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mood disorders affect more than 300 million people worldwide and can cause devastating
consequences. Elderly people and patients with neurological conditions are particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Design and characterization of a lightweight underactuated RACA hand exoskeleton for neurorehabilitation

V Moreno-SanJuan, A Cisnal, JC Fraile… - Robotics and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The spread of the use of robotic devices in neuro-rehabilitation therapies requires the
availability of lightweight, easy-to-use, cost-effective and versatile systems. RobHand has …

A compact McKibben muscle based bending actuator for close-to-body application in assistive wearable robots

M Tschiersky, EEG Hekman… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter we demonstrate a pneumatic bending actuator for upper-limb assistive wearable
robots which uses thin McKibben muscles in combination with a flexure strip. The actuator …

[HTML][HTML] Wearable assistive rehabilitation robotic devices—a comprehensive review

PK Lingampally, KC Ramanathan, R Shanmugam… - Machines, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
This article details the existing wearable assistive devices that could mimic a human's active
range of motion and aid individuals in recovering from stroke. The survey has identified …

Finding biomechanically safe trajectories for robot manipulation of the human body in a search and rescue scenario

E Peiros, ZY Chiu, Y Zhi, N Shinde… - 2023 IEEE/RSJ …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There has been increasing awareness of the difficulties in reaching and extracting people
from mass casualty scenarios, such as those arising from natural disasters. While platforms …

[HTML][HTML] Using deep learning for task and tremor type classification in people with Parkinson's disease

G Farhani, Y Zhou, ME Jenkins, MD Naish, AL Trejos - Sensors, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Hand tremor is one of the dominating symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), which
significantly limits activities of daily living. Along with medications, wearable devices have …

A critical review of transitioning from conventional actuators to artificial muscles in upper-limb rehabilitation devices

S Garofalo, C Morano, M Perrelli… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Brain injuries resulting from spinal cord injuries, strokes, or cerebral palsy are among the
traumas most capable of compromising the motor activities of human limbs, hence the …