Background Over the past few years, a growing number of studies have explored massage
robots. However, to date, a dedicated systematic review focused solely on robot-assisted …

In today's world with increasing health demands, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
massage techniques play a vital role in treatment, healthcare, and rehabilitation due to their …

Mechanism is a device to transmit and convert motion, force, and energy. However, for a
long time, the structural synthesis methodology using the instantaneity and continuity based …

To modernize traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and improve the efficiency of Tuina
therapy in the rehabilitation of cervical spondylosis. This study aimed to solve the problem of …

This paper is concerned with the problem of collision-free path planning for manipulators in
multi-obstacle scenarios. Aiming at overcoming the deficiencies of existing algorithms in …

Magnetic actuated endoscopic robots (MAER) are more and more favored in minimally
invasive surgery (MIS) because they can get rid of the shackles of the mechanical …

Negative pressure (NP) therapy with bandage compression is the primary conservative
treatment for upper and lower limb lymphedema with great efficacy. With the growing …

This paper presents an innovative hybrid cable-driven shoulder joint for humanoid robotics
application. A blend of a flexible central limb and three rigid lateral limbs, form a 2-degree-of …

Purpose This study aims to propose a force control algorithm based on neural networks,
which enables a robot to follow a changing reference force trajectory when in contact with …