1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) : color illustrations.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
High-performance soft wearable robots for human augmentation and gait rehabilitation -- Development of different types of ionic polymer metal composite-based soft actuators for robotics and biomimetic applications -- Soft actuators and their potential applications in rehabilitative devices -- An optimized soft actuator based on the interaction between an electromagnetic coil and a permanent magnet -- Cable-driven systems for robotic rehabilitation -- XoSoft : design of a novel soft modular exoskeleton -- TwAS : treadmill with adjustable surface stiffness -- An artificial skeletal muscle for use in pediatric rehabilitation robotics.
