Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance

C Siviy, LM Baker, BT Quinlivan… - Nature biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

Topographic design in wearable MXene sensors with in-sensor machine learning for full-body avatar reconstruction

H Yang, J Li, X **ao, J Wang, Y Li, K Li, Z Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Wearable strain sensors that detect joint/muscle strain changes become prevalent at human–
machine interfaces for full-body motion monitoring. However, most wearable devices cannot …

Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots

J Babič, M Laffranchi, F Tessari, T Verstraten… - Wearable …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The science and technology of wearable robots are steadily advancing, and the use of such
robots in our everyday life appears to be within reach. Nevertheless, widespread adoption of …

Estimation of joint torque in dynamic activities using wearable A-mode ultrasound

Y **, JT Alvarez, EL Suitor, K Swaminathan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The human body constantly experiences mechanical loading. However, quantifying internal
loads within the musculoskeletal system remains challenging, especially during …

Distributed sensing along fibers for smart clothing

BC Hannigan, TJ Cuthbert, C Ahmadizadeh… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Textile sensors transform our everyday clothing into a means to track movement and
biosignals in a completely unobtrusive way. One major hindrance to the adoption of “smart” …

A dynamic electrically driven soft valve for control of soft hydraulic actuators

S Xu, Y Chen, NP Hyun, KP Becker… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Regulation systems for fluid-driven soft robots predominantly consist of inflexible and bulky
components. These rigid structures considerably limit the adaptability and mobility of these …

Towards soft wearable strain sensors for muscle activity monitoring

JT Alvarez, LF Gerez, OA Araromi… - … on Neural Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The force-generating capacity of skeletal muscle is an important metric in the evaluation and
diagnosis of musculoskeletal health. Measuring changes in muscle force exertion is …

Design considerations for photovoltaic energy harvesting in wearable devices

KA Kim, FS Bagci, KL Dorsey - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Wearable technology is emerging as a solution for various bio-mechanic and health-metric
applications. Solar photovoltaic energy is a viable supplemental power source that can …

Human assistance and augmentation with wearable soft robotics: a literature review and perspectives

EQ Yumbla, Z Qiao, W Tao, W Zhang - Current Robotics Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Wearable soft robotics has demonstrated many unique
capabilities in human assistance and augmentation. This paper discusses the recent trends …

Dispad: Flexible on-body displacement of fabric sensors for robust joint-motion tracking

X Chen, X Jiang, J Fang, S Guo, J Lin, M Liao… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The last few decades have witnessed an emerging trend of wearable soft sensors; however,
there are important signal-processing challenges for soft sensors that still limit their practical …