Recent technological advances in hardware design of the robotic platforms enabled the
implementation of various control modalities for improved interactions with humans and …

The loss of one hand can significantly affect the level of autonomy and the capability of
performing daily living, working and social activities. The current prosthetic solutions …

Information about limb movements can be used for monitoring physical activities or for
human-machine-interface applications. In recent years, a technique called Force Myography …

This study provides a structured literature review of the recent COllaborative roBOT
(COBOT) applications in industrial and service contexts. Several papers and research …

Whereas pressure sensors increasingly have received attention as a non-invasive interface
for hand gesture recognition, their performance has not been comprehensively evaluated …

Early research on physical human–robot interaction (pHRI) has necessarily focused on
device design—the creation of compliant and sensorized hardware, such as exoskeletons …

Traditional electromyogram (EMG) pattern recognition does not take into account the effect
of confounding factors, preventing its effective clinical application. In this paper, we …

Advancement in assistive technology has led to the commercial availability of multi-
dexterous robotic prostheses for the upper extremity. The relatively low performance of the …

Assistive and rehabilitation devices are a promising and challenging field of recent robotics
research. Motivated by societal needs such as aging populations, such devices can support …

This paper briefly describes some of the recent progress in the development of penetrating
microelectrode arrays and highlights the use of two of these devices, Utah electrode arrays …