Now more than ever, traditional healthcare models are being overhauled with digital
technologies of Healthcare 4.0 increasingly adopted. Worldwide, digital devices are …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the higher susceptibility of post-stroke patients to infection
calls for extra safety precautions. Despite the imposed restrictions, early neurorehabilitation …

Upper limb exoskeletons show promise for improving functionalities required for stroke
patients. Despite recent progress, most of current upper limb rehabilitation devices are still …

Performance of robot-assisted endovascular surgery (ES) remains highly dependent on an
individual surgeon's skills, due to common adoption of master-slave robotic structure …

Bilateral rehabilitation robotics can allow hemiplegia patients to regain the cooperative
capabilities of both arms by synchronized coordination movements. Furthermore, the …

Flexible soft exoskeletons, so-called exosuits, are robotic devices that interact with their
users to assist or enhance muscle performance. Their lightweight design and lack of rigid …

As a promising alternative to hospital-based manual therapy, robot-assisted tele-
rehabilitation therapy has shown significant benefits in reducing the therapist's workload and …

This paper presents the development of a finger rehabilitation robot (FRR) for active and
passive training to fulfill the requirements of different rehabilitation stages. In the design, an …

Physical assistive robotics are oriented to support and improve functional capacities of
people. In physical rehabilitation, robots are indeed useful for functional recovery of affected …

Muscle co-contraction generates joint stiffness to improve stability and accuracy during limb
movement but at the expense of higher energetic cost. However, quantification of joint …