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Functional Materials for 3D‐Printed Soft Robotics: Conductors, Actuators, and Sensing Networks: A Review

Journal of Robotics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
3D printing is transforming soft robotics by enabling complex geometries, rapid iteration, and cofabrication of structure, actuation, and sensing. Central to this progress are functional materials that provide stretchable conductivity, stimuli‐responsive actuation, and reliable sensing when deposited by additive processes.
Rashi Tyagi, Suraj Ghising, Din Bandhu, Ashutosh Tripathi, Vinay Kumar, S. M. Nabil Rahman, Himanshu Payal, Daniel Amoako Darko, Weitian Wang   +8 more
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Seamlessly Machine‐Knitted Multi‐Sensor Garment to Monitor and Quantify Dynamic Upper Body Movement

Advanced Sensor Research, Volume 4, Issue 12, December 2025.
A seamlessly machine‐knitted multi‐sensor garment, that can detect multiplanar dynamic shoulder and elbow motion, is demonstrated. The garment has four strain sensors connected to a circuit board via flexible interconnects, with all components integrated into the fabric in a single manufacturing step.
Ying Yi Tan, Ujjaval Gupta, Pei Zhi Chia, Christyasto Priyonggo Pambudi, Benjamin En How Lim, Gim Song Soh, Hong Yee Low   +6 more
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Lightweight active back exosuit reduces muscular effort during an hour-long order picking task

Communications Engineering
Occupational back exoskeletons and exosuits aim to reduce low back injuries in the workplace. For these technologies to be adopted, it is important that they provide biomechanical benefits to the wearer and do not disrupt job performance. To address this
Jinwon Chung, D. Adam Quirk, Megan Applegate, Michael Rouleau, Nathalie Degenhardt, Ignacio Galiana, Diane Dalton, Louis N. Awad, Conor J. Walsh   +8 more
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Design, Development, and Evaluation of a Soft-Inflatable exosuit for Lower Limb Assistance

, 2020
: Traditionally, wearable exoskeletons for gait assistance have addressed the issue of high power requirement of providing support during walking. However, exoskeletons often are bulky, and suffer from misalignment of joints between the robot and the ...

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A Soft Pneumatic Exosuit to Assist Pronosupination in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2025.
A lightweight (30 g) textile‐based pneumatic exosuit assists forearm pronosupination in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury. The soft robot enhances forearm range of motion and reduces muscle effort without hindering hand function. Tested in 10 patients during an interactive exergame, it improves motor performance and demonstrates promise for ...
Roberto Ferroni, Gaetano D’Avola, Daniele Filippo Mauceri, Chiara Pau, Giorgia Sciarrone, Gabriele Righi, Jacopo Carpaneto, Marta Gandolla, Giulio Del Popolo, Silvestro Micera, Tommaso Proietti   +10 more
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Continuous sweep versus discrete step protocols for studying effects of wearable robot assistance magnitude

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2017
Background Different groups developed wearable robots for walking assistance, but there is still a need for methods to quickly tune actuation parameters for each robot and population or sometimes even for individual users.
Philippe Malcolm, Denise Martineli Rossi, Christopher Siviy, Sangjun Lee, Brendan Thomas Quinlivan, Martin Grimmer, Conor J. Walsh   +6 more
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A highly stretchable fibrous actuator with robust cyclic actuation and reprogrammable motions

InfoMat, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2025.
We developed a stretchable fibrous actuator combining shape memory alloys and elastomers. It achieves 120% stretchability, 32% actuation strain, and output forces up to 4.3 N. The actuator demonstrates robust reversibility and reprogrammable motions, which enable applications such as a fibrous robot for pipe navigation, a wearable exoskeleton, and an ...
Guangchuan Chen, Jiawei Liu, Chengliang Tao, Xiaxia Cheng, Yanfeng Hou, Yan Yang, Quanjing Mei, Shengkang Fu, Xin Xie, Jiangxin Wang   +9 more
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The ReWalk ReStore™ soft robotic exosuit: a multi-site clinical trial of the safety, reliability, and feasibility of exosuit-augmented post-stroke gait rehabilitation

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2020
Background Atypical walking in the months and years after stroke constrain community reintegration and reduce mobility, health, and quality of life. The ReWalk ReStore™ is a soft robotic exosuit designed to assist the propulsion and ground clearance ...
Louis N. Awad, Alberto Esquenazi, Gerard E. Francisco, Karen J. Nolan, Arun Jayaraman   +4 more
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Integrating posture‐hour constraints into construction scheduling to enhance workforce wellbeing

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Volume 40, Issue 30, Page 6107-6126, 19 December 2025.
Abstract This study introduces a new posture‐hour‐based scheduling framework that integrates ergonomic constraints into construction planning. It shifts the traditional focus from “labor‐hours” to “posture‐hours” as a primary resource unit. The novelty lies in (1) defining and formulating this new problem in practical construction settings and (2 ...
Kai Qi, Ming Lu
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Adaptive Vision-Based Gait Environment Classification for Soft Ankle Exoskeleton

Actuators
Lower limb exoskeletons have been developed to improve functionality and assist with daily activities in various environments. Although these systems utilize sensors for gait phase detection, they lack anticipatory information about environmental changes,
Gayoung Yang, Jeong Heo, Brian Byunghyun Kang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source