BACKGROUND Wearable measurement of center of pressure (COP) coordinates is the key of obtaining the measurement of natural gait. Plantar pressure insole is the right sensing unit for plantar pressure monitoring for long-term outdoor measurements and the control of walking assisting exoskeleton robot. It's necessary to study the configuration of pressure sensing cells. METHODS This study explo...

Metal and bioessential element concentrations were measured in three species of 17-year periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) to determine how cicada tissue chemistry is affected by soil chemistry, measure the bioavailability of metals from both uncontaminated and lead-arsenate-pesticide contaminated soils, and assess the potential risks of observed metal contamination for wildlife. Periodical c...

The electromyographic signals abbreviated as EMG, represent the amount of electrical potential generated by the muscle cells when they contract or when they are at rest. Basically, EMG signals can be classified into two types according to the place where they are extracted. The EMG signals detect from inside of the muscles are called as intramuscular EMG whereas EMG signals detect from skin sur...

Abstract . Exoskeleton robots are developing rapidly in the field of industrial manufacturing and medical rehabilitation as an intelligent wearable power assist device, which can reduce lifting burden muscle fatigue. Existing upper limb passive exoskeleton still need to be improved for human-machine integration. In this paper, by establishing a human kinematic model lumbar spine motion model, i...

This contribution aims at presenting the first clinical evaluation trials of a Series-Elastic-Actuator based exoskeleton for post-stroke elbow rehabilitation, NEUROExos, from the BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.

Beetle forewings are modified into hardened structures called elytra. A recent study indicates that the evolution of elytra involved co-opting genes for exoskeleton formation into the wing development gene network of beetles on at least three separate occasions.

This is a paper about wearable exoskeleton that addresses the lack of assistive devices for people with walking difficulties. The research revolves around major problem in which inpatient suffer their dependency on caretaker basic tasks such as toiletries and fetching water or food even cores themselves. People disabilities from many social mental pressures due to exclusion society just being d...

The exoskeleton or cuticle of arthropods is an important feature that contributes to their great success in colonising numerous habitats on earth. It has numerous functions among which to provide protection against parasites. Whereas often regarded as a simple physical barrier to the outside world, the immune protection of the cuticle is slightly more complex than that. Here, we provide an over...

Among the potential biological signals for human-machine interactions (brain, nerve, and muscle signals), electromyography (EMG) widely used in clinical setting can be obtained non-invasively as motor commands to control movements. The aim of this study was to develop a model for continuous and simultaneous decoding of multi-joint dynamic arm movements based on multi-channel surface EMG signals...