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A Portable Soft Robotic Glove with Fully Functional Thumb Assistance for Complex Dexterous Fine Motor Skills

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A portable, sensorized, and controlled dexterous thumb‐enhanced glove helps stroke survivors swipe phones, twist caps, and perform other tasks. It is based on a powerful continuously, segmented origami dual chamber actuator to achieve active thumb CMC and MCP joint assistance and passively extend the IP joint.
Disheng Xie, Zhen Wang, Zhongping Ye, Minghao Liu, Xiangqian Shi, Shuk Fan Tong, Jianbin Liu, Chuanbin Mao, Thomas W. Leung, Haitao Liu, Raymond Kai‐yu Tong   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights of 3D-printed dielectric elastomer layers: Electrical and mechanical properties, and prospects for artificial muscle applications. [PDF]

iScience
Asatryan A, Poghosyan N, Torosyan M, Tarasova E, Aghayan M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Longitudinal Single‐Axon‐Resolution Imaging of Peripheral Nerve Injury Response in Mice Using an Optical Window Implant

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A minimally invasive optical window enables stable, long‐term imaging of peripheral nerves in vivo at single‐axon resolution. Dynamic processes of degeneration, regeneration, and cellular remodeling are visualized across multiple time scales within the same nerve region, providing a unique platform to study a variety of anatomical and molecular events ...
Igor D. Luzhansky, Emma Anisman, Ron Perez, Sophia Zhang, Morgan Hoffman, Daniel Hunter, Abigail Cherian, Jevon Bonner, Emilia Feria, Ahmed Ahmed, Muneeb Malik, Junwei Du, Leland C. Sudlow, David M. Brogan, Matthew D. Wood, Mikhail Y. Berezin   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy-Efficient Actuation for Wearable Exoskeletons: A Virtual Prototype. [PDF]

Appl Bionics Biomech
Ghaffar A, Rehman A, Riaz MT, Mahmud MMSA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Multimodal Haptic Feedback Interface with Thin‐Film Compliant Mechanism

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Multimodal haptic devices can trigger different mechanoreceptors, enabling richer haptic information. This study presents an electromagnetic multimodal haptic device capable of delivering indentation, stretch, and vibration stimuli. The device is enabled by a novel polymer thin‐film compliant mechanism that provides high translational compliance along ...
Jingjing Wan, Emanuele Nicotra, James Davies, Kefan Zhu, Quang Anh Nguyen, Sinuo Zhao, Chi Cong Nguyen, Bibhu Sharma, Adrienne Ji, Hermione Truong, Patrick Pruscino, Tan Huynh, Phuoc Thien Phan, Hoang‐Phuong Phan, Nigel Hamilton Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

An open-source test stand for backlash measurement in low-cost UART servo motors. [PDF]

HardwareX
Kotov B.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Smart Fluid‐Hydraulic System Based on MRF Valve Control and Its Application in Flexible Grasping

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study introduces a smart fluid hydraulic system using MRF valve control for flexible gripping. An MRF‐MSV with an integrated excitation coil and micro‐textured damping channels is designed and validated; micro‐texturing increases hydraulic resistance. Coupled with a soft actuator, the MRF‐MSV enables dynamic bending and grasping.
Linfeng Huo, Hui Ji, Ruidong Hong, Songlin Nie, Fanglong Yin, Zhonghai Ma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bistable origami thermal switch with high switching ratios. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Tan B, Lyu J, Yang F, Xu K, Qiao S, Song B, Yang L, Liu K.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Wearable Electro‐Thermal Haptic Stimulator Driven by a Self‐Powered Tactile Sensor for Realistic Stimulus Replication

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We present a stimulus‐replicating system combining a tactile sensor with a wearable Peltier thermotactile module and concentric electrotactile electrode. Signals encoding pressure and temperature drive the stimulators to reproduce mechano‐thermal cues on the skin. AlN/PDMS encapsulation and SA/LA PSA ensure mechanical compliance and thermal efficiency.
Ey‐In Lee, Chae‐Young Kang, Kyuhyun Hwang, Jongbaeg Kim, Jin‐Woo Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human-inspired sensorimotor controller for dynamic motion adaptation: a study in robotic arms. [PDF]

Front Neurorobot
Marchal M, Furnémont R, Verstraten T, Mostafaoui G.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source