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SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, 2018 When using a wearable robot, the interaction force applied at the point of contact may cause skin injuries. Therefore, validating the safety of wearable robots becomes important for their practical application. One method for evaluating contact safety at
Yuma Sakai +3 more
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Biomimetics, 2023 With the use of collaborative robots in intelligent manufacturing, human–robot interaction has become more important in human–robot collaborations. Human–robot handover has a huge impact on human–robot interaction.
Rui Zou +5 more
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Wearable Capacitive-based Wrist-worn Gesture Sensing System [PDF]
, 2017 Gesture control plays an increasingly significant role in modern human-machine interactions. This paper presents an innovative method of gesture recognition using flexible capacitive pressure sensor attached on user’s wrist towards computer vision and ...
Dahiya, Ravinder +2 more
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Wearable Robots in rehabilitative therapy: A step towards transhumanism or an ecological support?
Filosofia Unisinos, 2016 In the present paper we want to argue that Wearable Robots (i.e., technological devices used to restore the possibility of walking and re-establishing “normal” human life) should not necessarily be anthropomorphic, in order to respect human autonomy ...
Luca Valera
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Acceptability of the transitional wearable companion “+me” in typical children: a pilot study [PDF]
, 2019 This work presents the results of the first experimentation of +me-the first prototype of Transitional Wearable Companion–run on 15 typically developed (TD) children with ages between 8 and 34 months.
Baldassarre, Gianluca +8 more
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State of the Art: Bipedal Robots for Lower Limb Rehabilitation
Applied Sciences, 2017 The bipedal robot is one of the most attractive robots types given its similarity to the locomotion of human beings and its ability to assist people to walk during rehabilitation. This review summarizes the chronological historical development of bipedal
Xiong Yang +4 more
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Optimal dimensional synthesis of force feedback lower arm exoskeletons [PDF]
, 2008 This paper presents multi-criteria design optimization of parallel mechanism based force feedback exoskeletons for human forearm and wrist. The optimized devices are aimed to be employed as a high fidelity haptic interfaces.
Patoglu, Volkan +3 more
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Low-fi skin vision: A case study in rapid prototyping a sensory substitution system [PDF]
, 2009 We describe the design process we have used to develop a minimal, twenty vibration motor Tactile Vision Sensory Substitution (TVSS) system which enables blind-folded subjects to successfully track and bat a rolling ball and thereby experience 'skin ...
Bird, Jon +2 more
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USE_WR 1.0: A New Comprehensive Instrument for Subjective Usability Evaluation for Wearable Robots
IEEE AccessA successful transition from university laboratories to the commercial market requires structured and comprehensive evaluations of the subjective usability of wearable robots.
Juyeon Park, Soo-Min Lee, Minkyoung Kim
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Flexible Actuators for Soft Robotics
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020 Rigid robots have taken on a variety of automated manufacturing tasks and have made a huge contribution to industrial development; however, they are not suitable for further wearable applications due to their rigid and bulky structure, poor environmental
Ying Yang +4 more
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