Human skin is a remarkable organ. It consists of an integrated, stretchable network of
sensors that relay information about tactile and thermal stimuli to the brain, allowing us to …

Several efforts have been carried out to enhance dexterous hand prosthesis control by
impaired individuals. Choosing which voluntary signal to use for control purposes is a critical …

OBJECTIVES: The principle underlying this project is that, despite nervous reorganization
following upper limb amputation, original pathways and CNS relays partially maintain their …

An anthropomorphic underactuated prosthetic hand, endowed with position and force
sensors and controlled by means of myoelectric commands, is used to perform experiments …

Informational density and relative accessibility of the peripheral nervous system make it an
attractive site for therapeutic intervention. Electrode-based electrophysiological interfaces …

Strong motivation for developing new prosthetic hand devices is provided by the fact that low
functionality and controllability—in addition to poor cosmetic appearance—are the most …

In contrast to the industrial robots, first developed 50 years ago, to automate dirty, dull, and
dangerous tasks, today's medical and health-care robots are designed for entirely different …

This paper reviews the state of the art of artificial tactile sensing, with a particular focus on
bio-hybrid and fully-biological approaches. To this aim, the study of physiology of the human …

This paper presents the requirements, design criteria and methodology used to develop the
design of a new self-contained prosthetic hand to be used by transradial amputees. The …

We studied the relationship between grip force and external forearm pressure in
nondisabled subjects using force myography (FMG). FMG uses a sensorized cuff …