Principles of human movement augmentation and the challenges in making it a reality

J Eden, M Bräcklein, J Ibáñez, DY Barsakcioglu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Augmenting the body with artificial limbs controlled concurrently to one's natural limbs has
long appeared in science fiction, but recent technological and neuroscientific advances …

Human augmentation by wearable supernumerary robotic limbs: review and perspectives

D Prattichizzo, M Pozzi, TL Baldi… - Progress in …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) are wearable robots designed to enhance the
sensorimotor abilities of humans. SRLs can be used to compensate for lost functions in …

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 …

Multifunctional remotely actuated 3-DOF supernumerary robotic arm based on magnetorheological clutches and hydrostatic transmission lines

C Véronneau, J Denis, LP Lebel… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRL) are wearable extra limbs intended to help humans
perform physical tasks beyond conventional capabilities in domestic and industrial …

[HTML][HTML] Review of research and development of supernumerary robotic limbs

Y Tong, J Liu - IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 2021 - ieee-jas.net
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) are a new type of wearable human auxiliary
equipment, which is currently a hot research topic in the world. SRLs have broad …

An extended framework for characterizing social robots

K Baraka, P Alves-Oliveira, T Ribeiro - Human-Robot Interaction …, 2020 - Springer
Social robots are becoming increasingly diverse in their design, behavior, and usage. In this
chapter, we provide a broad-ranging overview of the main characteristics that arise when …

Collection of metaphors for human-robot interaction

P Alves-Oliveira, ML Lupetti, M Luria, D Löffler… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The word “robot” frequently conjures unrealistic expectations of utilitarian perfection: tireless,
efficient and flawless agents. However, real-world robots are far from perfect—they fail and …

Modeling and balance control of supernumerary robotic limb for overhead tasks

J Luo, Z Gong, Y Su, L Ruan, Y Zhao… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Overhead manipulation tasks often require collaborations between two operators, which
becomes challenging in confined spaces such as in a compartment. Supernumerary Robotic …

I need a third arm! eliciting body-based interactions with a wearable robotic arm

M Muehlhaus, M Koelle, A Saberpour… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Wearable robotic arms (WRA) open up a unique interaction space that closely integrates the
user's body with an embodied robotic collaborator. This space affords diverse interaction …

A human augmentation device design review: supernumerary robotic limbs

Z Liao, B Chen, T Chang, Q Zheng, K Liu… - Industrial Robot: the …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) are a new type of wearable robot, which
improve the user's operating and perceive the user's environment by extra robotic limbs …