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Introducing PNEUMA: A Hybrid Soft Pneumatic Fabric Bidirectional Actuation Module for Wearable Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study presents a soft pneumatic fabric bidirectional actuation module (PNEUMA) capable of generating high torque in both bending directions within a single integrated architecture. PNEUMA achieves up to 50 Nm with reduced inflation volume and a lightweight design.
Odysseas Simatos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of postural balance control in judo and handball players

open access: yesTürk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi, 2015
The aim of this study was to examine postural balance control in hudo and handball players. A total of 50 healthy athletes that are judo and handball players participated as volunteer.
Ahmet Sanıoglu   +3 more
doaj  

Learning‐Based Soft Robotic Grasping: Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review analyzes learning‐based soft robotic grasping from a pipeline‐oriented perspective, encompassing soft gripper design, multimodal sensing, and learning‐based planning and control. It surveys key neural network architectures and benchmark datasets and identifies critical challenges such as sim‐to‐real transfer, generalization, and continual ...
Arnab Majumder   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stiffness‐Programmable Origami Robots With Tendon‐Driven Actuation via Multimaterial 3D Printing

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Motion diversity is achieved in a tendon‐driven origami robot through programmable stiffness rather than modified actuation. Multimaterial 3D printing embeds soft creases, modular inserts redirect identical tendon inputs into distinct behaviors, and variable‐stiffness inserts enable real‐time switching.
Elisha Lerner, Jianguo Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

Postural Balance in Women with Osteoporosis and Effective Factors

open access: yes, 2011
Introduction: The most common cause of mortality and morbidity among osteoporotic individuals is bone fracture which in many cases is a direct result of falls.
Ece Aydoğ   +2 more
core  

Recalibrating disparities in perceived and actual balance abilities in older adults: a mixed-methods evaluation of a novel exergaming intervention

open access: yesJournal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2018
Background Published reports suggest a disparity between perceived and actual balance abilities, a trait associated with increased fall-risk in older adults.
Toby J. Ellmers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flexible Sensors for Robotics Tactile Perception: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Flexible tactile sensing for robotics is reviewed through four interconnected dimensions. Physical mechanisms include piezoresistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, triboelectric, iontronic, and optical sensing. Structural design includes bioinspired, defect‐based, and MEMS‐based tactile systems.
Yu Song, Ying Chen, Yihao Chen, Xue Feng
wiley   +1 more source

Postural threat differentially affects the feedforward and feedback components of the vestibular-evoked balance response

open access: yes, 2013
Circumstances may render the consequence of falling quite severe, thus maximising the motivation to control postural sway. This commonly occurs when exposed to height and may result from the interaction of many factors, including fear, arousal, sensory ...
Reynolds, Raymond Francis   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Limited evidence of physical therapy on balance after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundStroke results in balance disorders and these directly affect autonomy and quality of life. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the efficacy of physical therapy (PT) on balance and postural control after ...
Aurélien Hugues   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

WorMa: An Undulatory Robot With Center of Mass Regulation via Internal Fluid Redistribution for Amphibious Locomotion

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
WorMa is an amphibious undulatory robot that uses Center of Mass redistribution as the sole terrain adaptation mechanism. This mechanism is based on internal fluid mass redistribution through a pump‐driven latex balloon system that creates three profiles: head‐biased, balanced, and tail‐biased.
Daniil Filimonov, Nana Obayashi
wiley   +1 more source

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