Novel foldable pouch actuators improve soft rehabilitation glove design (IMAGE)

Chiba University

Novel foldable pouch actuators improve soft rehabilitation glove design

Caption

Chiba University researchers succeeded in overcoming limitations associated with finger straightening or extension without compromising existing functionality of finger bending or flexion through design improvements in soft rehabilitation gloves—they developed a novel foldable pouch actuator that seamlessly integrates with existing soft actuators used in the gloves.

Credit

Professor Wenwei Yu from Chiba University, Japan

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