Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots
The science and technology of wearable robots are steadily advancing, and the use of such robots in our everyday life appears to be within reach. Nevertheless, widespread adoption of wearable robots should not be taken for granted, especially since many recent attempts to bring them to real-life app...
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| author | Jan Babič Matteo Laffranchi Federico Tessari Tom Verstraten Domen Novak Nejc Šarabon Barkan Ugurlu Luka Peternel Diego Torricelli Jan F. Veneman |
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| description | The science and technology of wearable robots are steadily advancing, and the use of such robots in our everyday life appears to be within reach. Nevertheless, widespread adoption of wearable robots should not be taken for granted, especially since many recent attempts to bring them to real-life applications resulted in mixed outcomes. The aim of this article is to address the current challenges that are limiting the application and wider adoption of wearable robots that are typically worn over the human body. We categorized the challenges into mechanical layout, actuation, sensing, body interface, control, human–robot interfacing and coadaptation, and benchmarking. For each category, we discuss specific challenges and the rationale for why solving them is important, followed by an overview of relevant recent works. We conclude with an opinion that summarizes possible solutions that could contribute to the wider adoption of wearable robots. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dda75a137c194ac5b7cc6eea6d4cb0562023-03-09T12:43:46ZengCambridge University PressWearable Technologies2631-71762021-01-01210.1017/wtc.2021.13Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robotsJan Babič0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1870-8264Matteo Laffranchi1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1189-281XFederico Tessari2Tom Verstraten3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7398-5398Domen Novak4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9143-2682Nejc Šarabon5Barkan Ugurlu6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9124-7441Luka Peternel7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8696-3689Diego Torricelli8Jan F. Veneman9Laboratory for Neuromechanics and Biorobotics, Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaRehab Technologies Lab, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, ItalyRehab Technologies Lab, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, ItalyRobotics & Multibody Mechanics Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Flanders Make, Brussels, BelgiumUniversity of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USAFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, Izola, SloveniaBiomechatronics Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, TurkeyDelft Haptics Lab, Department of Cognitive Robotics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsCajal Institute, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, SpainHocoma AG, Volketswil, SwitzerlandThe science and technology of wearable robots are steadily advancing, and the use of such robots in our everyday life appears to be within reach. Nevertheless, widespread adoption of wearable robots should not be taken for granted, especially since many recent attempts to bring them to real-life applications resulted in mixed outcomes. The aim of this article is to address the current challenges that are limiting the application and wider adoption of wearable robots that are typically worn over the human body. We categorized the challenges into mechanical layout, actuation, sensing, body interface, control, human–robot interfacing and coadaptation, and benchmarking. For each category, we discuss specific challenges and the rationale for why solving them is important, followed by an overview of relevant recent works. We conclude with an opinion that summarizes possible solutions that could contribute to the wider adoption of wearable robots.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S263171762100013X/type/journal_articleexoskeletonuser acceptancewearablewearable robotics |
| spellingShingle | Jan Babič Matteo Laffranchi Federico Tessari Tom Verstraten Domen Novak Nejc Šarabon Barkan Ugurlu Luka Peternel Diego Torricelli Jan F. Veneman Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots Wearable Technologies exoskeleton user acceptance wearable wearable robotics |
| title | Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots |
| title_full | Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots |
| title_short | Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots |
| title_sort | challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots |
| topic | exoskeleton user acceptance wearable wearable robotics |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S263171762100013X/type/journal_article |
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