Assistance Robotics and Biosensors

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the use of bioelectrical information to enhance traditional motor-disability assistance has experienced a significant growth, mostly based on the development and improvement of biosensor technology and the increasing interest in solving accessibility limitations in a more natural and effective way. For that purpose, control outputs are directly decoded from the user’s biological information. Biomedical signals, recorded from cortical or muscular activity, are used to interact with external devices, such as robotics exoskeletons or assistive robotic arms or hands. However, efforts are still needed to make these technologies affordable for end users, as current biomedical devices are still mostly present in rehabilitation centers, hospitals and research facilities.

This Special Issue is focused on breakthrough developments in the field of biosensors and current scientific progress in biomedical signal processing. Papers should address innovative solutions in assistance robotics based on bioelectrical signals, including: Affordable biosensor technology, affordable assistive-robotics devices, new techniques in myoelectric control and advances in brain–machine interfacing. Both review articles and original research papers are solicited.

Prof. Dr. Fernando Torres
Prof. Dr. Santiago Puente
Prof. Dr. Andrés Ubeda
Guest Editors

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