Rigid, Soft, Passive, and Active: a Hybrid Occupational Exoskeleton for bimanual multijoint assistance
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3142447
Abstract: Physically demanding work is still common in the western countries, with large proportions of the workforce that are exposed for more than a quarter of their working time to tiring postures or repetitive tasks: the… read more here.
Keywords: active hybrid; soft passive; rigid soft; hybrid occupational ... See more keywords
A Fully Soft and Passive Assistive Device to Lower the Metabolic Cost of Sit-to-Stand
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DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00966
Abstract: Various assistive devices like exoskeletons have been developed to aid the growing number of disabled people. Recent studies have started to explore using soft rather than rigid components to create lightweight and unobtrusive systems that… read more here.
Keywords: sit stand; assistive device; metabolic cost; soft passive ... See more keywords
A Gecko-Inspired Soft Passive Gripper
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DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics5020012
Abstract: This paper presents a soft passive gripper consisting of six fluidic soft bending actuators arranged in a star-shaped manner. The actuators are oriented such that, upon pressurization, they bend against gravity. Gripping is realized by… read more here.
Keywords: gecko inspired; passive gripper; gripper; soft passive ... See more keywords