Soft robots, capable of safe interaction with delicate objects through their flexibility and
compliance, are attracting attention in various real-world applications as manipulators …

Children with physical disabilities often have limited performance in daily activities,
hindering their physical development, social development and mental health. Therefore …

Ever since its discovery, the applications of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) can be found
across a range of application domains, from structural design to medical technology. This is …

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 …

Wearables robots have gained attention for the rehabilitation of people with physical
disabilities. However, the current technology relies on heavy and bulky actuation …

One of the limitations in the development of really soft robotic devices is the development of
soft actuators. In recent years, our research group has developed a new flexible shape …

Disability is defined as a condition of the human body that limits the execution of a task or
activity. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15% of the world's population …

This paper investigates the use of machine learning methods to predict the loading
frequency of shape memory alloys (SMAs) based on experimental data. SMAs, in particular …

Physical assistive robotics are oriented to support and improve functional capacities of
people. In physical rehabilitation, robots are indeed useful for functional recovery of affected …

This paper concentrates on a simple and robust control method for the discrete time
nonlinear systems to fulfill the requirement of predefined accuracy. A sliding mode control …