The majority of soft pneumatic actuators for rehabilitation exercises have been designed for
adult users. Specifically, there is a paucity of soft rehabilitative devices designed for infants
with upper and lower limb motor disabilities. We present a low-profile vacuum-powered
artificial muscle (LP-VPAM) with dimensions suitable for infants. The actuator produced a
maximum force of 26 N at vacuum pressures of− 40 kPa. When implemented in an
experimental model of an infant leg in an antagonistic-agonist configuration to measure …

The majority of soft pneumatic actuators for rehabilitation exercises have been designed for
adult users. Specifically, there is a paucity of soft rehabilitative devices designed for infants
with upper and lower limb motor disabilities. We present a low-profile vacuum-powered
artificial muscle (LP-VPAM) with dimensions suitable for infants. The actuator produced a
maximum force of 26 N at vacuum pressures of− 40 kPa. When implemented in an
experimental model of an infant leg in an antagonistic-agonist configuration to measure …