Being an avatar “for real”: a survey on virtual embodiment in augmented reality

A Genay, A Lécuyer, M Hachet - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual self-avatars have been increasingly used in Augmented Reality (AR) where one can
see virtual content embedded into physical space. However, little is known about the …

Principles of human movement augmentation and the challenges in making it a reality

J Eden, M Bräcklein, J Ibáñez, DY Barsakcioglu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Augmenting the body with artificial limbs controlled concurrently to one's natural limbs has
long appeared in science fiction, but recent technological and neuroscientific advances …

The neural resource allocation problem when enhancing human bodies with extra robotic limbs

G Dominijanni, S Shokur, G Salvietti… - Nature Machine …, 2021 - nature.com
The emergence of robotic body augmentation provides exciting innovations that will
revolutionize the fields of robotics, human–machine interaction and wearable electronics …

Human augmentation by wearable supernumerary robotic limbs: review and perspectives

D Prattichizzo, M Pozzi, TL Baldi… - Progress in …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) are wearable robots designed to enhance the
sensorimotor abilities of humans. SRLs can be used to compensate for lost functions in …

Human motor augmentation with an extra robotic arm without functional interference

G Dominijanni, DL Pinheiro, L Pollina, B Orset… - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
Extra robotic arms (XRAs) are gaining interest in neuroscience and robotics, offering
potential tools for daily activities. However, this compelling opportunity poses new …

Supernumerary robotic limbs: A review and future outlook

B Yang, J Huang, X Chen, C **ong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wearable robots have become a prevalent method in the field of human augmentation and
medical rehabilitation. Typical wearable robots mainly include exoskeletons and prostheses …

Comparing end-effector position and joint angle feedback for online robotic limb tracking

M Pinardi, A Noccaro, L Raiano, D Formica, G Di Pino - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Somatosensation greatly increases the ability to control our natural body. This suggests that
supplementing vision with haptic sensory feedback would also be helpful when a user aims …

Impact of supplementary sensory feedback on the control and embodiment in human movement augmentation

M Pinardi, MR Longo, D Formica, M Strbac… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
In human movement augmentation, the number of controlled degrees of freedom could be
enhanced by the simultaneous and independent use of supernumerary robotic limbs (SRL) …

In a demanding task, three-handed manipulation is preferred to two-handed manipulation

E Abdi, E Burdet, M Bouri, S Himidan, H Bleuler - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Equipped with a third hand under their direct control, surgeons may be able to perform
certain surgical interventions alone; this would reduce the need for a human assistant and …

A subject-specific four-degree-of-freedom foot interface to control a surgical robot

Y Huang, E Burdet, L Cao, PT Phan… - IEEE/ASME …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article introduces a passive four-degree-of-freedom foot interface to control a robotic
surgical instrument. This interface is based on a parallel-serial hybrid mechanism with …