Recent advances in assistive robotics are focusing on enhancing user interaction and personalization, addressing critical challenges in mobility and daily living. Work on gaze-driven neck exoskeletons is leveraging virtual reality to refine head movement predictions based on eye gaze, paving the way for more intuitive user interfaces. Similarly, exosuits are being equipped with machine learning modules that adapt to users' walking modes using minimal sensory input, improving their functionality in real-world scenarios. The development of quadrupedal assistance robots is also gaining traction, with systems designed for shared autonomy that allow users to maintain independence while performing complex tasks. Additionally, efforts to integrate verbal communication into robotic guide dogs aim to facilitate collaborative navigation for visually impaired users. These innovations collectively highlight a shift towards more adaptive, user-centered designs in assistive technology, with the potential to significantly improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.
Dropped head syndrome, caused by neck muscle weakness from neurological diseases, severely impairs an individual's ability to support and move their head, causing pain and making everyday tasks challe...
Assistive robotic devices, like soft lower-limb exoskeletons or exosuits, are widely spreading with the promise of helping people in everyday life. To make such systems adaptive to the variety of user...
Assistive robots have growing potential to support physical wellbeing in home and healthcare settings, for example, by guiding users through stretching or rehabilitation routines. However, existing sy...
Assistive devices must determine both what a user intends to do and how reliable that prediction is before providing support. We introduce a safety-critical triggering framework based on calibrated pr...
Background: Assistance robots have the potential to increase the independence of people who need daily care due to limited mobility or being wheelchair-bound. Current solutions of attaching robotic ar...
Assistive robotics is an important subarea of robotics that focuses on the well-being of people with disabilities. A robotic guide dog is an assistive quadruped robot that helps visually impaired peop...
Robot-assisted feeding enables people with disabilities who require assistance eating to enjoy a meal independently and with dignity. However, existing systems have only been tested in-lab or in-home,...
Robotic wheelchairs (RWs) offer significant potential to enhance autonomy and participation for people with mobility impairments, yet many systems have failed to achieve sustained real-world adoption....