A voice activated bi-articular exosuit for upper limb assistance during lifting tasks

• Published in: Robotics and computer-integrated manufacturing Vol. 66; p. 101995
• Main Authors: Kim, Yongtae G., Little, Kieran, Noronha, Bernardo, Xiloyannis, Michele, Masia, Lorenzo, Accoto, Dino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Elbow (anatomy); Electromyography; Exosuit; Hand (anatomy); Hand tools; Hoisting; Industrial robotics; Robot control; Robotics; Underactuated Mechanism; Voice control; Voice Recognition; Wearable Robot; BB; AD; HMI; Wearable Robot; Voice Recognition; Exosuit; WMSD; VRM; MA; DoF; MVC; Underactuated Mechanism; Industrial robotics; EMG

•An exosuit for augmenting upper limb strength during lifting tasks was developed.•A bi-articular, under-actuated mechanism was designed that used locking segments.•A voice recognition module was implemented as a hands-free human-robot interface.•5 subjects performed 3 manual experiments that mimick...