Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Mar 28, 2022
Under the delicate control of the brain, people can perform graceful movements through the coordination of muscles, bones, ligaments, and joints. If artificial intelligence can be used to establish a control system that simulates the movements of hum...
IEEE transactions on cybernetics
Mar 11, 2022
Computer vision has shown promising potential in wearable robotics applications (e.g., human grasping target prediction and context understanding). However, in practice, the performance of computer vision algorithms is challenged by insufficient or b...
Soft robotics
Mar 7, 2022
Twisted and coiled actuators (TCAs), which are light but capable of producing significant power, were developed in recent times. After their introduction, there have been numerous improvements in performance, including development of techniques such ...
IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems
Feb 17, 2022
Reach-and-grasp is one of the most fundamental activities in daily life, while few rehabilitation robots provide integrated and active training of the arm and hand for patients after stroke to improve their mobility. In this study, a novel hybrid arm...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Feb 13, 2022
BACKGROUND: Current robot-aided training allows for high-intensity training but might hamper the transfer of learned skills to real daily tasks. Many of these tasks, e.g., carrying a cup of coffee, require manipulating objects with complex dynamics. ...
Scientific reports
Nov 8, 2021
Understanding the human motor control strategy during physical interaction tasks is crucial for developing future robots for physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). In physical human-human interaction (pHHI), small interaction forces are known to co...
BioMed research international
Nov 8, 2021
The investigation and study of the limbs, especially the human arm, have inspired a wide range of humanoid robots, such as movement and muscle redundancy, as a human motor system. One of the main issues related to musculoskeletal systems is the joint...
Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
Oct 9, 2021
OBJECTIVE: To determine the cardiorespiratory and metabolic demand of the Six-Minute Pegboard and Ring Test (6PBRT) in healthy young adults and its association with maximal arm cycle ergometer test (arm CET).
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Oct 5, 2021
Collaborative part transportation is an interesting application as many industrial sectors require moving large parts among different areas of the workshops, using a large amount of the workforce on this tasks. Even so, the implementation of such kin...
European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
Jun 15, 2021
BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted Arm Therapy (RAT) has been increasingly applied in the last years for promoting functional recovery in patients with disabilities related to neurological health conditions. Evidence of a knowledge-to-action gap for applying...