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Reducing Personalization Time and Energy Cost While Walking Outdoors with a Portable Exosuit

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Rapid Real‐World Optimization! An AF‐based human‐in‐the‐loop optimization strategy rapidly personalizes a portable hip extension exosuit for incline walking. Real‐time Bayesian optimization of assistive force significantly reduces metabolic energy—up to 16.2%—while converging in just 3 min 24 s.
Kimoon Nam, Saikat Sahoo, Yoosun Kim, Dongmin Go, Jeongho Choo, Cheonkyu Park, Seungtae Yang, Giuk Lee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the Human Interaction with a Wearable Lower-Limb Exoskeleton

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2009
The design of a wearable robotic exoskeleton needs to consider the interaction, either physical or cognitive, between the human user and the robotic device.
Juan C. Moreno, Fernando Brunetti, Enrique Navarro, Arturo Forner-Cordero, José L. Pons   +4 more
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Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang, Zhipeng Jiang, Sun Hwa Kwon, Matthew Ibrahim, Alexander Dang, Lin Dong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coordinative Motion-Based Bilateral Rehabilitation Training System with Exoskeleton and Haptic Devices for Biomedical Application

Micromachines, 2018
According to the neuro-rehabilitation theory, compared with unilateral training, bilateral training is proven to be an effective method for hemiparesis, which affects the most part of stroke patients.
Songyuan Zhang, Qiang Fu, Shuxiang Guo, Yili Fu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Variable‐Stiffness Robotic Systems Enabled by Phase‐Change Materials

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Phase‐change materials (PCMs), such as shape memory alloys, hydrogels, shape memory polymers, liquid crystal elastomers, and low‐melting‐point alloys, are driving advancements in stiffness‐tunable robotic systems across a wide range of applications. This review highlights recent progress in PCM‐enabled robotics, focusing on their underlying mechanisms,
Sukrit Gaira, Liao Wu, Ming Li, Priyank Kumar, Xiaopeng Li, Shi‐Yang Tang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unilateral Ankle‐Foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton with Balance‐Sensing Feedback for Self‐Help Telerehabilitation after Stroke

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study introduces a hybrid robot that integrates mechanical assistance by musculoskeletons (i.e., soft pneumatic muscle with rigid exoskeletal extensions), neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and vibrotactile feedback in a lightweight wearable mechatronic complex applicable to the paretic ankle–foot poststroke for gait restoration. The system can
Fuqiang Ye, Wei Rong, Waiming Li, Kwok‐Ting Wong, Man‐Kit Pang, Hon‐Wah Wai, Lilly Li, Zicong Hong, Song Guo, Zong‐Hao Ma, Yongping Zheng, Ming Zhang, Nicholas Chow, Jianing Zhang, Xiaoling Hu, Fei Chen, Waisang Poon   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Testing of a Soft Exoskeleton Robotic Hand Training Device

Sensors, 2023
Hand-function recovery is often a goal for stroke survivors undergoing therapy. This work aimed to design, build, and verify a pneumatic hand training device for its eventual use in post-stroke rehabilitation. The system was built considering prior research in the field of robotic hand rehabilitation as well as specifications and design constraints ...
Gregory Jackson, Hussein A. Abdullah
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preliminary Testing of a Passive Exoskeleton Prototype Based on McKibben Muscles

Machines
Upper-limb exoskeletons for industrial applications can enhance the comfort and productivity of workers by reducing muscle activity and intra-articular forces during overhead work.
Maria Paterna, Carlo De Benedictis, Carlo Ferraresi   +2 more
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Characterization and wearability evaluation of a fully portable wrist exoskeleton for unsupervised training after stroke

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2020
Background Chronic hand and wrist impairment are frequently present following stroke and severely limit independence in everyday life. The wrist orientates and stabilizes the hand before and during grasping, and is therefore of critical importance in ...
Charles Lambelet, Damir Temiraliuly, Marc Siegenthaler, Marc Wirth, Daniel G. Woolley, Olivier Lambercy, Roger Gassert, Nicole Wenderoth   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source