Exoskeletons are robots that closely interact with humans and that are increasingly used for
different purposes, such as rehabilitation, assistance in the activities of daily living (ADLs) …

Several recent studies have indicated that upper extremity injuries are classified as a top
common workplace injury. Therefore, upper extremity rehabilitation has become a leading …

Inconvenience caused by stroke brings physical disability found in many people which
restricts their daily life activities. Globally, it was predicted that the prevalence of stroke will …

Interest in soft gloves, both robotic and haptic, has enormously grown over the past decade,
due to their inherent compliance, which makes them particularly suitable for direct …

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 …

This paper presents an upper limb exoskeleton that allows cognitive (through
electromyography signals) and physical user interaction (through load cells sensors) for …

Due to the time-varying nonlinear dynamic, uncertain model and hysteresis characteristics of
the pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) actuator, it is not easy to apply model-based control …

End-effector-based robots are widely adopted by physiotherapists and caregivers as support
in the delivery of the rehabilitation training to the patient. The validation of these devices …

While newer designs and control approaches are being proposed for rehabilitation robots,
vital information from the human musculoskeletal system should also be considered …

An experimental characterization is presented for an improved version of a wearable
assistive device for elbow motion. The design is revised with respect to requirements for …