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    • Rehabilitation Robotics
    • Biomedical Engineering

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    • Neurological conditions like stroke frequently cause hand impairment, necessitating costly rehabilitation.
    • Robotic solutions offer a promising avenue to reduce therapy costs and enhance rehabilitation efficacy.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a newly designed hand exoskeleton for rehabilitation and assistance.
    • To integrate and evaluate a control strategy based on surface electromyography (sEMG) signals.

    Main Methods:

    • Design and fabrication of a novel hand exoskeleton.
    • Integration of a control system utilizing surface electromyography (sEMG) signals.
    • Preliminary testing on healthy subjects to assess system robustness and control strategy effectiveness.

    Main Results:

    • The developed hand exoskeleton demonstrated robustness in preliminary tests with healthy subjects.
    • The sEMG-based control strategy effectively captured user intention for hand movement.
    • The system showed potential in mimicking physiological finger force distribution across individuals.

    Conclusions:

    • The conceived hand exoskeleton, controlled by sEMG signals, shows promise for effective and potentially cost-efficient hand rehabilitation.
    • The preliminary evaluation validates the system's robustness and the chosen control strategy for user-intent-driven assistance.