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The SoftHand Pro platform: a flexible prosthesis with a user-centered approach.

Patricia Capsi-Morales^1,2, Cristina Piazza³, Giorgio Grioli^4,5

¹SoftRobotics Lab for Human Cooperation and Rehabilitation, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy. patri.capsi@gmail.com.

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The SoftHand Pro, an advanced prosthetic hand, demonstrated remarkable versatility and adaptability in CYBATHLON competitions. Its user-centered design, utilizing soft robotics and postural synergies, allows for customized control, proving effective for diverse user needs and tasks.

Keywords:

Soft robotics Upper limb prosthesis User-centred approach

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Background:

Commercially available upper-limb prostheses include hook-style grippers (body-powered) and poly-articulated hands (myoelectric control).
Body-powered grippers offer ease of control and force feedback but limited versatility.
Poly-articulated hands provide diverse grasp types but require significant residual muscle activation for control.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the adaptability and user-centered development of the SoftHand Pro (SHP) prosthetic hand.
To showcase the SHP's performance in competitive, real-world scenarios like CYBATHLON.
To demonstrate the effectiveness of hybrid body-controlled and myoelectric control modalities.

Main Methods:

The SoftHand Pro (SHP) artificial hand platform features 19 independent joints controlled by a single input, inspired by postural synergies and soft-robotic technologies.
The SHP's design emphasizes robustness, safe interaction, and diverse grasp execution.
User control is optimized through learning to exploit the prosthesis's features, fostering an intimate user-technology relationship.

Main Results:

The SoftHand Pro demonstrated significant versatility, adapting to user requirements and evolving CYBATHLON tasks from 2016 to 2020.
Three pilots with different backgrounds successfully utilized the SHP with customized control modalities (hybrid body-controlled and myoelectric).
The prosthesis was successfully employed in all CYBATHLON events, highlighting its robustness and adaptability.

Conclusions:

The SoftHand Pro's versatility is proven through its successful adaptation to user preferences and changing task requirements.
The CYBATHLON experience provided valuable insights into real-world system evolution and user-centered design.
Continuous development driven by real-world training and competition enhances prosthetic technology for future applications.