From Skin Movement to Wearable Robotics: The Case of Robotic Gloves

• Published in: Soft robotics Vol. 11; no. 5; p. 755
• Main Authors: Liu, Hao, Wu, Changchun, Lin, Senyuan, Xi, Ning, Lou, Vivian W Q, Hu, Yong, Or, Calvin K L, Chen, Yonghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Equipment Design; Female; Fingers - physiology; Humans; Male; Movement - physiology; Robotics - instrumentation; Skin; Wearable Electronic Devices; soft robotic glove; elastomer-constrained flat tube actuator; rehabilitation; wearable robot; skin motion measurement

Previous research on wearable robotics focused on developing actuation mechanisms while overlooking influences of skin movement. During finger flexion, skins on the opisthenar and finger back are stretched. Impeding such skin movement will obstruct normal finger motions. In this research, a statisti...