Latest Advancements in Wearable Technologies: Sensors, Devices, Smart Wear and Exoskeletons
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioelectronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 1618
Special Issue Editors
Interests: robotics; mobile robot; inspection robot; self-reconfigurable robot; modular robot; hybrid platform
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wearable Technologies (WTs) are revolutionizing multiple domains of human lives, becoming preponderant in daily living, training, rehabilitation, and industry. An innovative paradigm has recently driven the integration of human-centered design principles in several fields, such as healthcare and industry. Both Healthcare and Industry 5.0 require the integration of patients or workers through the use of digital tools. Robotic WTs such as exoskeletons have the potential to directly interact with users, exchanging energy and providing assistance by guiding, reacting to, or supporting their actions. Therefore, these WTs can be used either for prevention, such as in industrial applications, or post-trauma, during rehabilitation. Smart Wear and wearable sensors can capture and monitor the users’ motion and physiological signals, enabling real-time data analysis and performance evaluation through relevant indexes. Risk prediction, both in medical and industry applications, is of vital interest due to its ability to improve wearers’ safety and well-being.
Additionally, machine learning and deep learning techniques can be incorporated to enhance data analysis and support real-time interventions towards multi-biometric monitoring and real-time alarm systems.
This Special Issue is dedicated to the latest advancements in WTs and aims to address these topics by showcasing cutting-edge contributions from researchers worldwide. Contributions may include new designs of exoskeletons, Smart Wear and sensing devices, as well as control strategies for exoskeletons, motion tracking, and human activity recognition algorithms for Smart Wear and sensors.
We believe that through this collection of high-quality research articles, we will provide those researchers in this area a valuable platform to share their latest theoretical, experimental, and applied research findings.
Dr. Sergio Leggieri
Dr. Christian Di Natali
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wearable technology
- smart sensors
- smart devices
- Smart Wear
- exoskeletons
- industry
- healthcare
- rehabilitation
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