Because of their continuous and natural motion, fluidically powered soft actuators have
shown potential in a range of robotic applications, including prosthetics and orthotics …

In stark contrast to the inspiring functionality of the natural hand, limitations of current upper
limb prostheses stemming from marginal feedback control, challenges of mechanical …

Gras** and manipulation skills are at the core of the development of modern robotic
systems. With the introduction of robotics in new applications involving unstructured …

The maturation of nanotechnology has revealed it to be a unique and distinct discipline
rather than a specialization within a larger field. Its textbook cannot afford to be a chemistry …

An anthropomorphic underactuated prosthetic hand, endowed with position and force
sensors and controlled by means of myoelectric commands, is used to perform experiments …

This paper presents HANDEXOS, a novel wearable multiphalanges device for post-stroke
rehabilitation. It was designed in order to allow for a functional and safe interaction with the …

Background Prosthetic components and control interfaces for upper limb amputees have
barely changed in the past 40 years. Many transradial prostheses have been developed in …

We introduce MetaArms, wearable anthropomorphic robotic arms and hands with six
degrees of freedom operated by the user's legs and feet. Our overall research goal is to re …

Background and aim: DEKA Integrated Solutions Corp.(DEKA) was charged by the Defense
Advanced Research Project Agency to design a prosthetic arm system that would be a …

The abilities of the human hand have always fascinated people, and many studies have
been devoted to describing and understanding a mechanism so perfect and important for …