Design and Application of Wearable and Rehabilitation Robotics

Dear Colleagues,

Each year millions of people lose their ability to move due to stroke, amputation, aging, and debilitating neurological conditions such as spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. Recent advancements in robotics have provided new solutions in the form of robotic upper and lower limb rehabilitation systems, limb prosthetics, exoskeletons, and exosuits. Such robotic systems significantly impact the rehabilitation field by delivering high-dose exercises to those with movement deficits. In addition, wearable robots enable many users to increase their mobility and effectively perform activities of daily living. Despite several challenges facing wearable and rehabilitation robotics, recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and actuators, the development of lightweight materials, and our improved understanding of neuromechanics of movement have opened new pathways that can address those challenges, e.g. optimizing human-robot interactions when using wearable and rehabilitation robotics. 

The goal of this special issue is to present cutting-edge research in the field of assistive and rehabilitation robotics. Contributions are sought in all areas relevant to assistive and rehabilitation robotics, including but not limited to:

• Investigations into human-robot interaction and movement neuromechanics
• Robotic neurorehabilitation
• Human augmentation with wearable robotics
• Development of novel assistive and rehabilitation robotic systems
• Advanced techniques in control of wearable robotic systems
• Human-wearable robot shared control
• AI in modeling and control of human-wearable robot interaction
• Human-in-the-loop optimization of assistance
• Neural interfaces for assistive and rehabilitation robotics

Dr. Arash Arami
Prof. Dr. Katja Mombaur
Prof. Dr. John McPhee
Guest Editors

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