Incorporating sensing and therapeutic capabilities into everyday textiles could be a powerful
approach in the development of personalized healthcare. The creation of such smart textiles …

Traditional public health systems are suffering from limited, delayed, and inefficient medical
services, especially when confronted with the pandemic and the aging population. Fusing …

Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …

Robotics is a forward-looking discipline. Attention is focused on identifying the next grand
challenges. In an applied field such as medical robotics, however, it is important to plan the …

Architected flexible electronic devices with rationally designed 3D geometries have found
essential applications in biology, medicine, therapeutics, sensing/imaging, energy, robotics …

Soft robotics is an exciting field of science and technology that enables robots to manipulate
objects with human-like dexterity. Soft robots can handle delicate objects with care, access …

Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

At the forefront of the smart textile community, healthcare and sustainability are the two
crucial objectives targeted by researchers. The development of such powerful devices has …

Background Many lower-limb exoskeletons have been developed to assist gait, exhibiting a
large range of control methods. The goal of this paper is to review and classify these control …

Gait disorders can reduce the quality of life for people with neuromuscular impairments.
Therefore, walking recovery is one of the main priorities for counteracting sedentary lifestyle …