A critical review on factors affecting the user adoption of wearable and soft robotics

BWK Ang, CH Yeow, JH Lim - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the advent of soft robotics has changed the landscape of wearable
technologies. Soft robots are highly compliant and malleable, thus ensuring safe human …

Composite soft pneumatic actuators using 3D printed skins

A Bhat, JW Ambrose, RCH Yeow - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of the field of soft robotics has led to the exploration of novel techniques to
manufacture soft actuators. One subset of these-soft pneumatic actuators are conventionally …

Review and proposal for a classification system of soft robots inspired by animal morphology

A López-González, JC Tejada, J López-Romero - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this article is to propose a bio-inspired morphological classification for soft robots
based on an extended review process. The morphology of living beings that inspire soft …

Reconfigurable soft pneumatic actuators using extensible fabric-based skins

A Bhat, SS Jaipurkar, LT Low, RCH Yeow - Soft Robotics, 2023 - liebertpub.com
The development of the field of soft robotics has led to the exploration of novel techniques to
manufacture soft actuators, which provide distinct advantages for wearable assistive …

A critical review of transitioning from conventional actuators to artificial muscles in upper-limb rehabilitation devices

S Garofalo, C Morano, M Perrelli… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Brain injuries resulting from spinal cord injuries, strokes, or cerebral palsy are among the
traumas most capable of compromising the motor activities of human limbs, hence the …

All-Fabric Bi-directional Actuators for Multi-joint Assistance of Upper Limb

J Ma, D Chen, Z Liu, J Wei, X Zhang, Z Zeng… - Journal of Bionic …, 2023 - Springer
According to clinical studies, upper limb robotic suits are vital to reduce therapist fatigue and
accelerate patient rehabilitation. Soft pneumatic actuators have drawn increasing attention …

A soft fabric-based shrink-to-fit pneumatic sleeve for comfortable limb assistance

RS Diteesawat, S Hoh, E Pulvirenti… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Upper limb impairments and weakness are com-mon post-stroke and with advanced aging.
Rigid exoskeletons have been developed as a potential solution, but have had limited …

Design and evaluation of a parallel cable-driven shoulder mechanism with series springs

P Xu, J Li, S Li, D Xia, Z Zeng… - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Upper limb paralysis and movement disorders resulting from neurologic injuries can be
treated with an upper limb exoskeleton robot that assists with movement retraining. Cable …

Design and validation of a high DOF origami inspired soft actuated assistive exoskeleton arm and spine

D George, S Kawamura, Y Zheng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This research presents the design, development, and validation of a high degree of freedom
(DOF) exoskeleton actuated by origami-inspired soft inflatable modules. The objective was …