Objective. Powered exoskeletons promise to increase the quality of life of people with lower-
body paralysis or weakened legs by assisting or restoring legged mobility while providing …

Benchmarks have long been used to verify and compare the readiness level of different
technologies in many application domains. In the field of wearable robots, the lack of a …

Exoskeletons are wearable robots exhibiting a close cognitive and physical interaction with
the human user. These are rigid robotic exoskeletal structures that typically operate …

This paper deals with the analysis of the state-of-the-art of robotic hand exoskeletons
(updated at May 2011), which is intended as the first step of a designing activity. A large …

In the nearly six decades since researchers began to explore methods of creating them,
exoskeletons have progressed from the stuff of science fiction to nearly commercialized …

Neuromotor rehabilitation and recovery of upper limb functions are essential to improve the
life quality of patients who have suffered injuries or have pathological sequels, where it is …

Complete, high spinal cord injuries can lead to a condition known as tetraplegia wherein l
body is paralyzed from the neck down. Individuals with tetraplegia are greatly limited in their …

Stroke significantly affects millions of individuals around the world every year, leading to
considerable physical impairment and serious long-term disability. Gait is one of the most …

The past decades marked a significant progress in the development of exoskeletons in
research and in industry. The increasing use of exoskeletons in a variety of fields is a …

This letter presents the electromechanical design, system architecture, baseline control
development, and the preliminary evaluation of a novel upper-limb exoskeleton, named …