Lending a helping hand: toward novel assistive robotic arms. Groothuis, S. S., Stramigioli, S., & Carloni, R. IEEE Robotics Automation Magazine, 20(1):20–29, March, 2013.
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Assistive robotics is an increasingly popular research field, which has led to a large number of commercial and noncommercial systems aimed at assisting physically impaired or elderly users in the activities of daily living. In this article, we propose five criteria based on robotic arm usage scenarios and surveys with which assistive robotic arms can be classified. Different possibilities and implementations to obtain each criterion are treated, and examples of current assistive robotic arms are given. Implementations and systems are discussed and rated qualitatively, which leads to the observation that variable stiffness actuation offers great benefits for assistive robotic systems despite an increase in the overall complexity.
@article{groothuis_lending_2013,
	title = {Lending a helping hand: toward novel assistive robotic arms},
	volume = {20},
	issn = {1070-9932},
	shorttitle = {Lending a helping hand},
	doi = {10.1109/MRA.2012.2225473},
	abstract = {Assistive robotics is an increasingly popular research field, which has led to a large number of commercial and noncommercial systems aimed at assisting physically impaired or elderly users in the activities of daily living. In this article, we propose five criteria based on robotic arm usage scenarios and surveys with which assistive robotic arms can be classified. Different possibilities and implementations to obtain each criterion are treated, and examples of current assistive robotic arms are given. Implementations and systems are discussed and rated qualitatively, which leads to the observation that variable stiffness actuation offers great benefits for assistive robotic systems despite an increase in the overall complexity.},
	number = {1},
	journal = {IEEE Robotics Automation Magazine},
	author = {Groothuis, S. S. and Stramigioli, S. and Carloni, R.},
	month = mar,
	year = {2013},
	keywords = {Arms, Biomedical equipment, Exoskeletons, Prosthetics, Robot kinematics, Sensory aids, assisted living, assistive robotic arms, commercial systems, daily living, elasticity, elderly user, geriatrics, handicapped aids, human-robot interaction, medical robotics, noncommercial systems, physically impaired users, robotic arm usage scenarios, variable stiffness actuation},
	pages = {20--29}
}

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