Soft, wearable robotics and haptics: Technologies, trends, and emerging applications

M Zhu, S Biswas, SI Dinulescu, N Kastor… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in the rapidly growing field of soft robotics highlight the potential for
innovations in wearable soft robotics to meet challenges and opportunities affecting …

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 …

Soft wearable robots: development status and technical challenges

Y Shi, W Dong, W Lin, Y Gao - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, more and more research has begun to focus on the flexible and lightweight
design of wearable robots. During this process, many novel concepts and achievements …

Source aware deep learning framework for hand kinematic reconstruction using EEG signal

S Pancholi, A Giri, A Jain, L Kumar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ability to reconstruct the kinematic parameters of hand movement using noninvasive
electroencephalography (EEG) is essential for strength and endurance augmentation using …

Soft, lightweight wearable robots to support the upper limb in activities of daily living: a feasibility study on chronic stroke patients

B Noronha, CY Ng, K Little, M Xiloyannis… - … on Neural Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Stroke can be a devastating condition that impairs the upper limb and reduces mobility.
Wearable robots can aid impaired users by supporting performance of Activities of Daily …

Kinematics-based control of an inflatable soft wearable robot for assisting the shoulder of industrial workers

YM Zhou, C Hohimer, T Proietti… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent developments in soft active wearable robots can be used for upper extremity injury
prevention for healthy industrial workers with better comfort than rigid systems, but there has …

Soft sensing shirt for shoulder kinematics estimation

Y Jin, CM Glover, H Cho, OA Araromi… - … on Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft strain sensors have been explored as an unobtrusive approach for wearable motion
tracking. However, accurate tracking of multi degree-of-freedom (DOF) noncyclic joint …

Soft exosuit based on fabric muscle for upper limb assistance

SJ Park, K Choi, H Rodrigue… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Upper limb exosuits (ULEs) are wearable robots that can assist arms to lift or support an
object. However, heavy wearable equipment often interferes with the free movement of a …

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 …

Closed-loop position control of a pediatric soft robotic wearable device for upper extremity assistance

C Mucchiani, Z Liu, I Sahin, J Dube, L Vu… - 2022 31st IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work focuses on closed-loop control based on proprioceptive feedback for a
pneumatically-actuated soft wearable device aimed at future support of infant reaching …