Human augmentation by wearable supernumerary robotic limbs: review and perspectives
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 …
sensorimotor abilities of humans. SRLs can be used to compensate for lost functions in …
A soft-robotic approach to anthropomorphic robotic hand dexterity
Soft robotics is quickly emerging in anthropomorphic robotic hand design, with innovative
soft robot hands reported to achieve a remarkably large subset of human hand dexterity …
soft robot hands reported to achieve a remarkably large subset of human hand dexterity …
Otariidae-inspired soft-robotic supernumerary flippers by fabric kirigami and origami
Wearable robotic devices are receiving rapidly growing attentions for human-centered
scenarios from medical, rehabilitation, to industrial applications. Supernumerary robotic …
scenarios from medical, rehabilitation, to industrial applications. Supernumerary robotic …
A compact soft robotic wrist brace with origami actuators
Wrist disability caused by a series of diseases or injuries hinders the patient's capability to
perform activities of daily living (ADL). Rehabilitation devices for the wrist motor function …
perform activities of daily living (ADL). Rehabilitation devices for the wrist motor function …
Tele-operated oropharyngeal swab (TOOS) robot enabled by TSS soft hand for safe and effective sampling
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed serious challenges in multiple perspectives of
human life. To diagnose COVID-19, oropharyngeal swab (OP SWAB) sampling is generally …
human life. To diagnose COVID-19, oropharyngeal swab (OP SWAB) sampling is generally …
A proprioceptive bellows (PB) actuator with position feedback and force estimation
Soft robot is known for great safety in human-centered environments due to its inherent
compliance. However, the compliance resulting from the soft continuum structure and …
compliance. However, the compliance resulting from the soft continuum structure and …
A novel multi objective constraints based industrial gripper design with optimized stiffness for object grasping
VP Dinakaran, MP Balasubramaniyan, QH Le… - Robotics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soft gripper design is a rising area of research due of its great possibilities in automation.
One difficult problem in robot design is the ability to grasp a broader variety of items with …
One difficult problem in robot design is the ability to grasp a broader variety of items with …
Easy-to-deploy combined nasal/throat swab robot with sampling dexterity and resistance to external interference
Robots have been used extensively in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic since its
outbreak. One prominent direction is the use of robots for swab sampling, which not only …
outbreak. One prominent direction is the use of robots for swab sampling, which not only …
Curvature Estimation of Soft Grippers Based on a Novel High-Stretchable Strain Sensor with Worm-Surface-like Microstructures
L Yan, J Hao, Z Zhang, R Liu, H Yang… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a highly stretchable strain sensor based on the worm-surface-like
microstructures and the principle of resistance sensing to estimate the curvature information …
microstructures and the principle of resistance sensing to estimate the curvature information …
An end-to-end proprioception framework for soft continuum robot
H Cao, W Chen, Y Lu, J Huang… - 2022 IEEE International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots are gaining more and more attention owing to their inherent compliance and
excellent flexibility, enabling new potentials for robots to address real-world chal-lenges in …
excellent flexibility, enabling new potentials for robots to address real-world chal-lenges in …