Untethered soft actuators for soft standalone robotics

Y Jung, K Kwon, J Lee, SH Ko - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Soft actuators produce the mechanical force needed for the functional movements of soft
robots, but they suffer from critical drawbacks since previously reported soft actuators often …

Estimation of joint torque in dynamic activities using wearable A-mode ultrasound

Y **, JT Alvarez, EL Suitor, K Swaminathan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The human body constantly experiences mechanical loading. However, quantifying internal
loads within the musculoskeletal system remains challenging, especially during …

Ultrasound as a Neurorobotic Interface: A Review

X Yang, C Castellini, D Farina… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neurorobotic devices, such as prostheses, exoskeletons, and muscle stimulators, can partly
restore motor functions in individuals with disabilities, such as stroke, spinal cord injury …

Effects of a soft robotic exosuit on the quality and speed of overground walking depends on walking ability after stroke

LH Sloot, ZS Mahdian, H Wang, MIM Refai… - Journal of applied …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Lower limb exoskeletons and exosuits (“exos”) are traditionally designed with a strong focus
on mechatronics and actuation, whereas the “human side” is often disregarded or minimally …

Adjacent tissues reduce shear wave speeds in axially loaded tendons

J Blank, DG Thelen - Available at SSRN 4401636, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Shear wave tensiometry is a noninvasive approach for gauging tendon loads based on
shear wave speed. Transient shear waves are induced and tracked via sensors secured to …

Integrating musculoskeletal simulation and machine learning: a hybrid approach for personalized ankle-foot exoskeleton assistance strategies

X Zhang, S Li, Z Ying, L Shu, N Sugita - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Lower limb exoskeletons have shown considerable potential in assisting
human walking, particularly by reducing metabolic cost (MC), leading to a surge of interest in …