Exoskeletons are robots that closely interact with humans and that are increasingly used for different purposes, such as rehabilitation, assistance in the activities of daily living (ADLs) …
In this article, various investigations on soft exoskeletons are presented and their functional and structural characteristics are analyzed. The present work is oriented to the studies of the …
Stroke incidence is increasing more rapidly in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) than in High-Income Countries (HICs), but LMICs are not well organized to provide …
CD Nistor-Cseppento, A Gherle, N Negrut, SG Bungau… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) have major consequences on the patient's health and life. Voluntary muscle paralysis caused by spinal cord damage affects the patient's …
D Serrano, D Copaci, J Arias… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nowadays, robotic technologies are used in many fields, one of them is medicine. The breakthrough of technologies has enabled the development of robotic devices for …
N Wu, SQ Xie - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
Limited research has been conducted on hand exoskeletons for an augmentative role. Hand and wrist exoskeletons for therapeutic purposes, however, are widely researched featuring …
This paper establishes design criteria for soft exogloves (SEG) to be used as rehabilitation or assistance devices. This research consists in identifying, selecting, and grouping SEG …
As people age, their finger function deteriorates due to muscle, nerve, and brain degeneration. While exercises might delay this deterioration, an invention that enhances …
I Rojek, M Kaczmarek, P Kotlarz, M Kempiński… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Potential applications of the work include research and implementation work on 3D-printed exoskeletons, especially for the upper limb. Abstract The article …