9 accepted papers
Occupational exoskeletons are emerging as a promising solution for industrial applications, providing support to reduce fatigue and the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. One of the main challenges limiting their widespread adoption is that most existing devices cannot deliver real-time, adaptable, …
The advent of Human-Robot Collaboration has redefined industrial automation by reestablishing the human operator as a central agent in shared workspaces. While collaborative robots (cobots) enable safe and intuitive interaction, the parallel rise of wearable assistive devices, such as occupational e
Patients suffering from neurological and musculoskeletal disorders often experience impaired upper limb function, significantly reducing their quality of life. In recent years, wearable robots have emerged as a promising solution to facilitate rehabilitation and assist in daily activities. Among the
Exosuits are wearable technologies that improve physical capabilities and mobility providing support during various activities. Although primarily intended for medical rehabilitation, there is growing interest in utilizing exosuits in industrial environments to prevent work-related musculoskeletal d
Just like in humans vision plays a fundamental role in guiding adaptive locomotion, when designing the control strategy for a walking assistive technology, the use of computer vision may substantially improve modulation of the assistance based on the external environment. In this letter, we develope
In the field of rehabilitation robotics, transparent, precise and intuitive control of hand exoskeletons still represents a substantial challenge. In particular, the use of compliant systems often leads to a trade-off between lightness and material flexibility, and control precision. In this letter,
Optimally synchronising the assistance provided by wearable devices with the human voluntary motion is still an open challenge in robotics. In order to provide accurate and robust assistance, this paper presents a novel approach that combines a layered implementation of a controller for an underactu
Physically demanding work is still common in 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 shoulder is one of the main body areas susceptible to work-related musculo-skeletal disor
Reproducing the mechanisms of human locomotion is a hard challenge. Assistive wearable devices in this context need to be lightweight, portable, and to adapt to the wearer’s walking pattern. Aiming to combine the aforementioned features, we developed a soft wearable exosuit to assist hip flexion dur