Biological systems, including human beings, have the innate ability to perform complex
tasks in a versatile and agile manner. Researchers in sensorimotor control have aimed to …

The realm of textiles spans clothing, households, healthcare, sports, and industrial
applications. The deformable nature of these objects poses unique challenges that prior …

An interactive surface using bending gestures as the input is proposed by integrating a
flexible strain sensor array and a flexible display screen. To create such a flexible strain …

Objectives This study examined the published works related to healthcare robotics for older
people using the attributes of health, nursing, and the human-computer interaction …

Learning models of bimanual manipulation tasks from human demonstration requires
capturing human body and hand motions, as well as the objects involved in the …

In this paper we present a prototype integrated robotic system, the I-Support bathing robot,
that aims at supporting new aspects of assisted daily-living activities on a real-life scenario …

Service robots are built and developed for various applications to support humans as
companion, caretaker, or domestic support. As the number of elderly people grows, service …

Modern neurological rehabilitation medicine and its clinical research results show that
through the scientific rehabilitation training, the damaged limb motor function can be …

For smart manufacturing, an automated robotic assembly system built upon an
autoprogramming environment is necessary to reduce setup time and cost for robots that are …

Robot-assisted bed bathing holds the potential to enhance the quality of life for older adults
and individuals with mobility impairments. Yet, accurately sensing the human body in a …