A Soft Robotic Wearable Wrist Device for Kinesthetic Haptic Feedback.

ABSTRACT: Advances in soft robotics provide a unique approach for delivering haptic feedback to a user by a soft wearable device. Such devices can apply forces directly on the human joints, while still maintaining the safety and flexibility necessary for use in close proximity to the human body. To take advantage of these properties, we present a new haptic wrist device using pressure-driven soft actuators called reverse pneumatic artificial muscles (rPAMs) mounted on four sides of the wrist. These actuators are originally pre-strained and release compressive stress under pressure, applying a safe torque around the wrist joints while being compact and portable, representing the first soft haptic device capable of real-time feedback. To demonstrate the functional utility of this device, we created a

SUBMITTER: Skorina EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7805937 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature