Textile technology for soft robotic and autonomous garments

V Sanchez, CJ Walsh, RJ Wood - Advanced functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Textiles have emerged as a promising class of materials for develo** wearable robots that
move and feel like everyday clothing. Textiles represent a favorable material platform for …

Soft robotic suits: State of the art, core technologies, and open challenges

M **loyannis, R Alicea, AM Georgarakis… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wearable robots are undergoing a disruptive transition, from the rigid machines that
populated the science-fiction world in the early 1980s to lightweight robotic apparel, hardly …

Upper limb soft robotic wearable devices: a systematic review

E Bardi, M Gandolla, F Braghin, F Resta… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Soft robotic wearable devices, referred to as exosuits, can be a valid alternative
to rigid exoskeletons when it comes to daily upper limb support. Indeed, their inherent …

Embodied communication: How robots and people communicate through physical interaction

A Kalinowska, PM Pilarski… - Annual review of control …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Early research on physical human–robot interaction (pHRI) has necessarily focused on
device design—the creation of compliant and sensorized hardware, such as exoskeletons …

Restoring arm function with a soft robotic wearable for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

T Proietti, C O'Neill, L Gerez, T Cole… - Science Translational …, 2023 - science.org
Despite promising results in the rehabilitation field, it remains unclear whether upper limb
robotic wearables, eg, for people with physical impairments resulting from …

A textile exomuscle that assists the shoulder during functional movements for everyday life

AM Georgarakis, M **loyannis, P Wolf… - Nature Machine …, 2022 - nature.com
Effortlessly performing activities of daily living constitutes a cornerstone of our personal
independence. Naturally, various forms of upper limb impairments can have a substantial …

A usability study in patients with stroke using MERLIN, a robotic system based on serious games for upper limb rehabilitation in the home setting

S Guillén-Climent, A Garzo, MN Muñoz-Alcaraz… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Neuroscience and neurotechnology are transforming stroke rehabilitation.
Robotic devices, in addition to telerehabilitation, are increasingly being used to train the …

Myoelectric or force control? A comparative study on a soft arm exosuit

N Lotti, M **loyannis, F Missiroli… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The intention-detection strategy used to drive an exosuit is fundamental to evaluate the
effectiveness and acceptability of the device. Yet, current literature on wearable soft robotics …

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 …

Sensing and control of a multi-joint soft wearable robot for upper-limb assistance and rehabilitation

T Proietti, C O'Neill, CJ Hohimer… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the field of wearable robotics, there has been increased interest in the creation of soft
wearable robots to provide assistance and rehabilitation for those with physical impairments …