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Analysis of Compensatory Movements Using a Supernumerary Robotic Hand for Upper Limb Assistance
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2020 Recently, extratheses, aka Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRLs), are emerging as a new trend in the field of assistive and rehabilitation devices. We proposed the SoftHand X, a system composed of an anthropomorphic soft hand extrathesis, with a gravity ...
Martina Rossero +6 more
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Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study
Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2021 Poly-articulated hands, actuated by multiple motors and controlled by surface myoelectric technologies, represent the most advanced aids among commercial prostheses.
Sasha B. Godfrey +8 more
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Discrete Cosserat Approach for Multi-Section Soft Robots Dynamics
, 2017 In spite of recent progress, soft robotics still suffers from a lack of unified modeling framework. Nowadays, the most adopted model for the design and control of soft robots is the piece-wise constant curvature model, with its consolidated benefits and ...
Boyer, Frederic +3 more
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018 AbstractThis description of “soft robotics” is not intended to be a conventional review, in the sense of a comprehensive technical summary of a developing field. Rather, its objective is to describe soft robotics as anewfield—one that offers opportunities to chemists and materials scientists who like to make “things” and to work with macroscopic ...
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Universal Soft Robotic Microgripper [PDF]
Small, 2018 AbstractHere, a soft robotic microgripper is presented that consists of a smart actuated microgel connected to a spatially photopatterned multifunctional base. When pressed onto a target object, the microgel component conforms to its shape, thus providing a simple and adaptive solution for versatile micromanipulation. Without the need for active visual
Jia, Haiyan +7 more
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Self-Sensing Control for Soft-Material Actuators Based on Dielectric Elastomers [PDF]
, 2019 Due to their energy density and softness that are comparable to human muscles dielectric elastomer (DE) transducers are well-suited for soft-robotic applications. This kind of transducer combines actuator and sensor functionality within one transducer so
Hoffstadt, Thorben, Maas, Jürgen
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Safety experiments for small robots investigating the potential of soft materials in mitigating the harm to the head due to impacts [PDF]
, 2019 There is a growing interest in social robots to be considered in the therapy of children with autism due to their effectiveness in improving the outcomes.
Alhaddad, Ahmad Yaser +3 more
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Nature, 2021 Inspired by living organisms, soft robots are developed from intrinsically compliant materials, enabling continuous motions that mimic animal and vegetal movement1. In soft robots, the canonical hinges and bolts are replaced by elastomers assembled into actuators programmed to change shape following the application of stimuli, for example pneumatic ...
Jones, Trevor +3 more
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Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 Living beings modulate the impedance of their joints to interact proficiently, robustly, and safely with the environment. These observations inspired the design of soft articulated robots with the development of Variable Impedance and Variable Stiffness ...
Simon Lemerle +5 more
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