Robotically Aided Method to Characterise the Soft Tissue Interaction with Wearable Robots.

Wearable robots are widely used to enhance, support or assist humans in different tasks. To accomplish this scope, the interaction between the human body and the device should be comfortable, smooth, high-efficient to transfer forces, and safe for the user. Nevertheless, the pressure and shear stress related to these goals have been overlooked or partially analysed.

An Interdisciplinary Tutorial: A Self-Healing Soft Finger with Embedded Sensor.

In the field of soft robotics, knowledge of material science is becoming more and more important. However, many researchers have a background in only one of both domains. To aid the understanding of the other domain, this tutorial describes the complete process from polymer synthesis over fabrication to testing of a soft finger.