Wearable haptic systems for the fingertip and the hand: taxonomy, review, and perspectives

C Pacchierotti, S Sinclair, M Solazzi… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the last decade, we have witnessed a drastic change in the form factor of audio and vision
technologies, from heavy and grounded machines to lightweight devices that naturally fit our …

Sensors and actuation technologies in exoskeletons: A review

M Tiboni, A Borboni, F Vérité, C Bregoli, C Amici - Sensors, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Exoskeletons are robots that closely interact with humans and that are increasingly used for
different purposes, such as rehabilitation, assistance in the activities of daily living (ADLs) …

Fully wearable actuated soft exoskeleton for gras** assistance in everyday activities

T Bützer, O Lambercy, J Arata, R Gassert - Soft robotics, 2021‏ - liebertpub.com
Worldwide, over 50 million people suffer from persistent hand impairments after stroke or
spinal cord injury (SCI). This results in major loss of independence and quality of life …

Exo-glove poly II: A polymer-based soft wearable robot for the hand with a tendon-driven actuation system

BB Kang, H Choi, H Lee, KJ Cho - Soft robotics, 2019‏ - liebertpub.com
Abstract This article presents Exo-Glove Poly (EGP) II, a soft wearable robot for the hand
with a glove that is completely constructed of polymer materials and that operates through …

A soft-packaged and portable rehabilitation glove capable of closed-loop fine motor skills

M Sui, Y Ouyang, H **, Z Chai, C Wei, J Li… - Nature Machine …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Regaining fine motor skills (FMSs; that is, the ability to make precise and coordinated
movements of fingers) is the ultimate goal of hand rehabilitation. Although robotic-assisted …

Design requirements of generic hand exoskeletons and survey of hand exoskeletons for rehabilitation, assistive, or haptic use

M Sarac, M Solazzi, A Frisoli - IEEE transactions on haptics, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Most current hand exoskeletons have been designed specifically for rehabilitation, assistive,
or haptic applications to simplify the design requirements. Clinical studies on poststroke …

Portable exoskeleton glove with soft structure for hand assistance in activities of daily living

D Popov, I Gaponov, JH Ryu - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2016‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new portable exoskeleton glove developed for assistance in activities
of daily living (ADL). The proposed glove is soft, adjustable, allows unconstrained motion of …

Evaluation of different types of haptic feedback influencing the task-based presence and performance in virtual reality

J Kreimeier, S Hammer, D Friedmann, P Karg… - Proceedings of the 12th …, 2019‏ - dl.acm.org
Haptic feedback may support immersion and presence in virtual reality (VR) environments.
The emerging market of consumer devices offers first devices which are expected to …

Design, development, and control of a hand/wrist exoskeleton for rehabilitation and training

M Dragusanu, MZ Iqbal, TL Baldi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic devices for rehabilitation and training is a promising and challenging research topic
with a potentially huge social impact. The availability of tools for autonomously performing …

Evaluation of wearable haptic systems for the fingers in augmented reality applications

M Maisto, C Pacchierotti, F Chinello… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although Augmented Reality (AR) has been around for almost five decades, only recently
we have witnessed AR systems and applications entering in our everyday life …