[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterials and nanotechnology for biomedical soft robots

Y Yang, P Jiao - Materials Today Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Soft robots have opened an emerging research direction in robotics due to their promising
performance enabled by functional materials and fabrication technology. Recent progress of …

Soft wearable robots: development status and technical challenges

Y Shi, W Dong, W Lin, Y Gao - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, more and more research has begun to focus on the flexible and lightweight
design of wearable robots. During this process, many novel concepts and achievements …

A survey on soft lower limb cable-driven wearable robots without rigid links and joints

AM Khomami, F Najafi - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional wearable robots mostly consist of rigid structures connected to the human body.
Due to the inherent characteristics of human joints, it is unavoidable that the robot joints …

A cable-driven exosuit for upper limb flexion based on fibres compliance

JL Samper-Escudero, A Gimenez-Fernandez… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flexible soft exoskeletons, so-called exosuits, are robotic devices that interact with their
users to assist or enhance muscle performance. Their lightweight design and lack of rigid …

A compact, compliant, and biomimetic robotic assistive glove driven by twisted string actuators

T Tsabedze, E Hartman, J Zhang - International Journal of Intelligent …, 2021 - Springer
It is desirable but difficult to develop wearable robotic devices that have a compact form
factor, sufficient range of motion to perform activities of daily living and produce enough …

Hardware circuits design and performance evaluation of a soft lower limb exoskeleton

W Cao, Y Ma, C Chen, J Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft lower limb exoskeletons (LLEs) are wearable devices that have good potential in
walking rehabilitation and augmentation. While a few studies focused on the structure …

Preliminary biomechanical evaluation of a novel exoskeleton robotic system to assist stair climbing

M Böhme, HP Köhler, R Thiel, J Jäkel, J Zentner… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
A novel exoskeleton robotic system was developed to assist stair climbing. This active
demonstrator consists of a motor with a cable system, various sensors, and a control system …

Towards Human-like Walking with Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Control Features: Personalized Attachment Point Optimization Method of Cable-Driven …

Y Chen, W Yu, A Benali, D Lu, SY Kok… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The cable-driven exoskeleton can avoid joint misalignment, and is substantial alterations in
the pattern of muscle synergy coordination, which arouse more attention in recent years to …

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 …

Overtwisting and coiling highly enhance strain generation of twisted string actuators

R Konda, D Bombara, J Zhang - Soft Robotics, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Twisted string actuators (TSAs) have exhibited great promise in robotic applications by
generating high translational force with low input torque. To further facilitate their robotic …