Soft robotics is a recent and rapidly growing field of research that encompasses emerging
advances in functional materials, fabrication, modelling, and performance control with …

In this review paper, we focus on the 3D printing technologies that consist of the extruding of
fluid material in lines to form structures for electro-and biomechanical applications. Our …

Current additive manufacturing allows for the implementation of electrically interrogated 3-D
printed sensors. In this contribution various technologies, sensing principles and …

The fabrication of robots and their embedded systems is challenging due to the complexity
of the interacting components. The integration of additive manufacturing (AM) to robotics has …

Tremor is an involuntary and oscillatory movement disorder that makes daily activities
difficult for affected patients. Hand tremor-suppression orthoses are noninvasive, wearable …

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is one of the most popular three dimensional (3D)
printing techniques especially among researchers. Recently, FDM has been widely …

The article proposes the development of an innovative prototype of smart orthosis with a fully
integrated multi-electrodes matrix for electromyography (EMG), to improve non-invasive …

The gold standard for dysphagia detection is the videofluoroscopic swallowing study
(VFSS), which is the expensive equipment, radioactive, and carries the risk of inadvertent …

Upper-limb impairments are all-pervasive in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). As a
consequence, people affected by a loss of arm function must endure severe limitations. To …

Electromyography (EMG) is a crucial technique for measuring muscle activity and is
regularly used in motion detection and diagnostics. When applied to small muscles and …