The design of the electromyography (EMG)-driven soft robot with electro-vibro-feedback (EVF-robot). (IMAGE)

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The design of the electromyography (EMG)-driven soft robot with electro-vibro-feedback (EVF-robot).

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 (A) A user wears the EMG-driven EVF-robot. (B) The application on a smartphone serving as a user interface. (C) The pneumatic fingers embedded in an elastic textile glove. The electro-vibro-feedback (EVF) system targeting the (D) extensor digitorum–extensor carpi ulnaris (EX) and (E) flexor digitorum–flexor carpi radialis (FX) muscle unions. (F) Illustration of the sensorimotor integration (SMI) modulating effects on the descending and ascending corticomuscular pathways with a targeted muscle in the SMI control strategy. (G) The SMI control diagram of assistance in phasic wrist/hand (W/H) motions. NMES, neuromuscular electrical stimulation; FVS, focal vibratory stimulation.

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Legeng Lin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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