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Design and Modeling of a High‐Displacement, Skin‐Integrated Flexible Electromagnetic Actuator for Haptic Interfaces in Virtual Reality

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A flexible, skin‐integrated electromagnetic actuator is developed for wearable virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) haptic systems. A tunable design model enables control over displacement and resonance frequency. The system is validated through a custom VR application with a 6 × 4 actuator array, demonstrating real‐time, spatially targeted tactile ...
Naji Tarabay   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting and maintaining health of people with sight loss: A scoping study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This study was undertaken in response to a request by the Thomas Pocklington Trust to identify and explore the following issues: • The needs and concerns regarding immediate risks to health and safety related to sight loss; • Additional risks arising ...
Cattan, M   +4 more
core  

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Familiarity to Vision Rehabilitation Process

open access: yesJournal of Rehabilitation, 2006
Considering the numbers of low vision patients who have been visited and treated in eye clinics, sometimes there is no exact treatment to increase their visual acuity.
Nasser Sadegh-Pour
doaj  

Guidelines for setting up low-vision and rehabilitation services in India

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology
Low vision and blindness are increasing public health issues impacting individuals’ quality of life. During clinical low-vision services, vision rehabilitation is crucial for enhancing daily living skills and improving life quality.
Suraj Singh Senjam   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

GLADNET: Promise and Legacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
[Excerpt] The Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET) was launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 1995, in cooperation with over 50 social policy research centres, governmental ...
Bruyere, Susanne M   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the burden of caregivers of patients with visual impairment: a multicenter pilot study in Italian visual rehabilitation centers

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
IntroductionDespite growing evidence that underscores the importance of the caregiver’s role in the rehabilitation process, visual rehabilitation (VR) programs often overlook these needs.
Gianni Virgili   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

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