Upper limb soft robotic wearable devices: a systematic review

E Bardi, M Gandolla, F Braghin, F Resta… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Soft robotic wearable devices, referred to as exosuits, can be a valid alternative
to rigid exoskeletons when it comes to daily upper limb support. Indeed, their inherent …

Wearable robotics for impaired upper-limb assistance and rehabilitation: State of the art and future perspectives

T Proietti, E Ambrosini, A Pedrocchi, S Micera - Ieee Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite more than thirty-five years of research on wearable technologies to assist the upper-
limb and a multitude of promising preliminary results, the goal of restoring pre-impairment …

Eyes-free tongue gesture and tongue joystick control of a five dof upper-limb exoskeleton for severely disabled individuals

M Mohammadi, H Knoche, M Thøgersen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Spinal cord injury can leave the affected individual severely disabled with a low level of
independence and quality of life. Assistive upper-limb exoskeletons are one of the solutions …

Wearable upper limb robotics for pervasive health: A review

C Ochieze, S Zare, Y Sun - Progress in Biomedical Engineering, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Wearable robotics, also called exoskeletons, have been engineered for human-centered
assistance for decades. They provide assistive technologies for maintaining and improving …

Current developments of robotic hip exoskeleton toward sensing, decision, and actuation: A review

C Yang, L Yu, L Xu, Z Yan, D Hu, S Zhang… - Wearable …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The aging population is now a global challenge, and impaired walking ability is a common
feature in the elderly. In addition, some occupations such as military and relief workers …

A Comprehensive Analysis and Investigation of the Public Discourse on Twitter about Exoskeletons from 2017 to 2023

N Thakur, KA Patel, A Poon, R Shah, N Azizi, C Han - Future Internet, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exoskeletons have emerged as a vital technology in the last decade and a half, with diverse
use cases in different domains. Even though several works related to the analysis of Tweets …

[HTML][HTML] Tongue control of a five-DOF upper-limb exoskeleton rehabilitates drinking and eating for individuals with severe disabilities

M Mohammadi, H Knoche, M Thøgersen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Upper limb exoskeletons (ULEs) are robotic devices that can mobilize a severely disabled
individual's arm and help the user perform some activities of daily living independently …

Computer vision-based adaptive semi-autonomous control of an upper limb exoskeleton for individuals with tetraplegia

SH Bengtson, MB Thøgersen, M Mohammadi… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
We propose the use of computer vision for adaptive semi-autonomous control of an upper
limb exoskeleton for assisting users with severe tetraplegia to increase independence and …

Effectiveness and users' perceptions of upper extremity exoskeletons and robot-assisted devices in children with physical disabilities: systematic review

B Li, AB Cunha, MA Lobo - Physical & Occupational Therapy In …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim Systematically determine the effectiveness and users' perceptions of upper extremity
(UE) exoskeletons and robot-assisted devices for pediatric rehabilitation. Methods …

Asymmetric Bimanual ADL Training with Underactuated Exoskeleton using Independent Joint Control and Visual Guidance

TM Kwok, H Yu - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses the challenges in existing upper limb robotic rehabilitation training for
asymmetric bimanual activities of daily living (ADL), crucial for stroke patients' ADL-related …