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Short-term locomotor adaptation to a robotic ankle exoskeleton does not alter soleus Hoffmann reflex amplitude

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2010
Background To improve design of robotic lower limb exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation, it is critical to identify neural mechanisms that govern locomotor adaptation to robotic assistance.
Ferris Daniel P, Lewis Cara L, Kao Pei-Chun   +2 more
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A Cryopreservation‐Based Supply Chain Strategy for Extrusion Bioprinting in Space

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Extrusion bioprinting on crewed space platforms requires a bioink that stays functional along the logistic chain. Here, cells and biomaterial ink travel separately, the cells cryopreserved and the ink cold stored, and are combined only minutes before printing.
Johannes Windisch, Max von Witzleben, Richard Frank Richter, Finn Dani, Constantin Greil, Sarah Duin, Anja Lode, Michael Gelinsky   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

VIBRATORY STIMULATION OF MUSCLES AND STRETCH REFLEX

The Japanese Journal of Physiology, 1970
1. Firing patterns of Ia afferents and motoneuron efferents were recorded while subjecting homonymous de-efferented triceps surae muscle to vibration applied longitudinally to the tendon.2. The amplitude of vibration (ΔL) necessary to elicit the preferred firing rate of each motoneuron was noted over a wide range (20 to 180cps) of vibration frequencies
HOMMA, Saburo, KOBAYASHI, Hideo, WATANABE, Shiroh   +2 more
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Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa, Sota Suzuki, Shizuka Watanabe, Zebing Mao, Young Ah Seong, Toshinori Fujie, Tatsuhiro Horii, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Shingo Maeda   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li, Shuai Liu, Xinyi Wang, Xinglong Gong, Shouhu Xuan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proposal for Hemiplegic Thumb Rehabilitation Device Based on Repetitive Facilitation Exercise

Machines
In this paper, we propose a thumb rehabilitation device based on the concept of Repetitive Facilitation Exercise (RFE) therapy. Our device only uses rapid passive stretching to the extensor muscle to induce a stretch reflex as a facilitative stimulation.
Koutaro Taniguchi, Yuta Tanda, Yong Yu
doaj   +1 more source

Nonlocomotory Robotic Strategies for Dynamic Rotation Control in Terrestrial Robots: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Terrestrial robots increasingly require rapid body rotation to maintain stability and agility in complex environments. This review shows nonlocomotory rotational control strategies that operate without ground contact, including reaction wheels, tails, bars, limbs, and thrusters.
Y. Liang, J. An, X. Zheng, D. Wang, S. Wang, X. Wang, P. Zhu, J. Pei, S. Li, J. Paripurana, Y. Han, Z. Tang, X. Gan, Q. He, X. Ma   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Advanced 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, Jelizaveta Konstantinova, Graham Deacon, Kaspar Althoefer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tongue reflex for speech posture control

Scientific Reports
Although there is no doubt from an empirical viewpoint that reflex mechanisms can contribute to tongue motor control in humans, there is limited neurophysiological evidence to support this idea.
Takayuki Ito, Mohamed Bouguerra, Morgane Bourhis, Pascal Perrier   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source