Exo-Glove: A wearable robot for the hand with a soft tendon routing system

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 97-105

  In, Hyunki ^a   Kang, Brian Byunghyun ^a   Sin, MinKi ^a   Cho, Kyu Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actuators; Adaptive systems; Exoskeletons; Medical robots; Mobile robots; Tendons; Wearable computers

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; END EFFECTORS; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTS; WEARABLE COMPUTERS; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

ADAPTIVE MECHANISM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES; EXOSKELETONS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; MEDICAL ROBOTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES (SCI); UNDER-ACTUATION; WEARABLE ROBOTS;

TENDONS;

EID: 84925047494     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2014.2362863     Document Type: Article

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