Principles of human movement augmentation and the challenges in making it a reality

J Eden, M Bräcklein, J Ibáñez, DY Barsakcioglu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Augmenting the body with artificial limbs controlled concurrently to one's natural limbs has
long appeared in science fiction, but recent technological and neuroscientific advances …

The neural resource allocation problem when enhancing human bodies with extra robotic limbs

G Dominijanni, S Shokur, G Salvietti… - Nature Machine …, 2021 - nature.com
The emergence of robotic body augmentation provides exciting innovations that will
revolutionize the fields of robotics, human–machine interaction and wearable electronics …

Human augmentation by wearable supernumerary robotic limbs: review and perspectives

D Prattichizzo, M Pozzi, TL Baldi… - Progress in …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) are wearable robots designed to enhance the
sensorimotor abilities of humans. SRLs can be used to compensate for lost functions in …

Human motor augmentation with an extra robotic arm without functional interference

G Dominijanni, DL Pinheiro, L Pollina, B Orset… - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
Extra robotic arms (XRAs) are gaining interest in neuroscience and robotics, offering
potential tools for daily activities. However, this compelling opportunity poses new …

Supernumerary robotic limbs: A review and future outlook

B Yang, J Huang, X Chen, C Xiong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wearable robots have become a prevalent method in the field of human augmentation and
medical rehabilitation. Typical wearable robots mainly include exoskeletons and prostheses …

Soft poly-limbs: Toward a new paradigm of mobile manipulation for daily living tasks

PH Nguyen, C Sparks, SG Nuthi, NM Vale… - Soft robotics, 2019 - liebertpub.com
We present the design and development of the fluid-driven, wearable, Soft Poly-Limb (SPL),
from the Greek word polys, meaning many. The SPL utilizes the numerous traits of soft …

Multifunctional remotely actuated 3-DOF supernumerary robotic arm based on magnetorheological clutches and hydrostatic transmission lines

C Véronneau, J Denis, LP Lebel… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRL) are wearable extra limbs intended to help humans
perform physical tasks beyond conventional capabilities in domestic and industrial …

[HTML][HTML] Review of research and development of supernumerary robotic limbs

Y Tong, J Liu - IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 2021 - ieee-jas.net
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) are a new type of wearable human auxiliary
equipment, which is currently a hot research topic in the world. SRLs have broad …

Supernumerary robotic limbs to assist human walking with load carriage

M Hao, J Zhang, K Chen… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Walking with load carriage is a common requirement for individuals in many situations.
Legged exoskeletons can transfer the load weight to the ground with rigid-leg structures …

Cyborgs, human augmentation, cybernetics, and JIZAI body

M Inami, D Uriu, Z Kashino, S Yoshida, H Saito… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
We propose a concept called “JIZAI Body” that allows each person to live the way they wish
to live in society. One who acquires a JIZAI Body can (simultaneously) control (or delegate …