Metaverse wearables for immersive digital healthcare: a review

K Kim, H Yang, J Lee, WG Lee - Advanced Science, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The recent exponential growth of metaverse technology has been instrumental in resha**
a myriad of sectors, not least digital healthcare. This comprehensive review critically …

Impact of supplementary sensory feedback on the control and embodiment in human movement augmentation

M Pinardi, MR Longo, D Formica, M Strbac… - Communications …, 2023‏ - nature.com
In human movement augmentation, the number of controlled degrees of freedom could be
enhanced by the simultaneous and independent use of supernumerary robotic limbs (SRL) …

Enhancing brain–computer interface performance by incorporating brain-to-brain coupling

T Jia, J Sun, C McGeady, L Ji, C Li - Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2024‏ - spj.science.org
Human cooperation relies on key features of social interaction in order to reach desirable
outcomes. Similarly, human–robot interaction may benefit from integration with human …

Beyond my real body: Characterization, impacts, applications and perspectives of “dissimilar” avatars in virtual reality

A Cheymol, R Fribourg, A Lécuyer… - … on Visualization and …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In virtual reality, the avatar-the user's digital representation-is an important element which
can drastically influence the immersive experience. In this paper, we especially focus on the …

Human motor augmentation with an extra robotic arm without functional interference

G Dominijanni, DL Pinheiro, L Pollina, B Orset… - Science Robotics, 2023‏ - science.org
Extra robotic arms (XRAs) are gaining interest in neuroscience and robotics, offering
potential tools for daily activities. However, this compelling opportunity poses new …

Synaptic inputs to motor neurons underlying muscle coactivation for functionally different tasks have different spectral characteristics

D Borzelli, TMM Vieira, A Botter… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - journals.physiology.org
The central nervous system (CNS) may produce the same endpoint trajectory or torque
profile with different muscle activation patterns. What differentiates these patterns is the …

Reading and modulating cortical β bursts from motor unit spiking activity

M Bräcklein, DY Barsakcioglu, A Del Vecchio… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - jneurosci.org
β Oscillations (13–30 Hz) are ubiquitous in the human motor nervous system. Yet, their
origins and roles are unknown. Traditionally, β activity has been treated as a stationary …

Alkyne-to-alkene conversion in graphdiyne driving instant reversible deformation of whole carbon film

X Li, C Huang, K Wang, L Qi, C Zhang, M Zhang… - Science …, 2023‏ - science.org
The emerging field of soft robotics demands the core actuators and related responsive
functional materials with rapid responsiveness and controllable accurate deformation. Here …

Social digital cyborgs: The collaborative design process of jizai arms

N Yamamura, D Uriu, M Muramatsu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - dl.acm.org
Half a century since the concept of a cyborg was introduced, digital cyborgs, enabled by the
spread of wearable robotics, are the focus of much research in recent times. We introduce …

Task-based human-robot collaboration control of supernumerary robotic limbs for overhead tasks

Z Tu, Y Fang, Y Leng, C Fu - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) are novel wearable robots that can be used to augment
human operating ability in completing some difficult and complex tasks. In this work, a task …