A soft patch on the arm could soon let you steer robots with simple hand movements, even while your whole body is in motion.

Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part ...

A recent development in wearable technology has introduced a new approach to communication and rehabilitation, utilizing a thin, flexible sticker capable of translating hand movements into ...

Our hands enable nearly everything we do—from essential self-care tasks like buttoning shirts and preparing meals to expressive activities like typing, painting, or playing musical instruments. Yet ...

A research paper by scientists at the University of Coimbra proposed a soft robotic hand that composed of soft actuator cores and an exoskeleton, featuring a multimaterial design aided by finite ...

The Seoul National University Biorobotics Lab in South Korea has developed a soft wearable robot that can restore hand movement to patients who are partially paralyzed because of a stroke or other ...

An experimental new wearable could allow people such as stroke victims to communicate via subtle hand movements. The device takes the form of a relatively thin patch that is temporarily adhered to the ...