Introduction The debilitating effects on hand function from a number of a neurologic
disorders has given rise to the development of rehabilitative robotic devices aimed at …

Soft robotics is a branch of robotics that deals with mechatronics and electromechanical
systems primarily made of soft materials. This paper presents a summary of a chronicle …

Smart materials offer a significant role in on our lives covering various sensing and actuation
applications in healthcare due to their responsivity to external stimuli such as stress, light …

Robots are effective tools for aiding in the restoration of hand function through rehabilitation
programs or by providing in-task assistance. To date, a multitude of exoskeletal devices …

The booming wearable market and recent advances in material science has led to the rapid
development of the various wearable sensors, actuators, and devices that can be worn …

Interest in soft gloves, both robotic and haptic, has enormously grown over the past decade,
due to their inherent compliance, which makes them particularly suitable for direct …

The combination of smart soft composite structure based shape memory alloy (SMA) and
exoskeleton technology has the advantages of light weight, energy saving, and great human …

Mechanical stresses on the spine are a significant risk factor for low back pain, a highly
prevalent health problem around the world. Certain occupational activities such as repetitive …

The importance of hand function is evident in daily human life. However, different degrees of
hand motor impairments after damage caused by stroke and other nervous system diseases …

This paper establishes design criteria for soft exogloves (SEG) to be used as rehabilitation
or assistance devices. This research consists in identifying, selecting, and grouping SEG …