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20192026
most citedIn the Arms of a Robot: Designing Autonomous Hugging Robots with Intra-Hug Gestures

4 citations · 7 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

cs.CV2026

Markerless Motion Capture in Routine Clinical Upper Limb Assessments: Validity and Insights Beyond Ordinal Scoring

Tim Unger, Olivier Lambercy, Roger Gassert +3

The Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) is a widely-used upper limb outcome measure in neurorehabilitation, but its ordinal scoring is subjective and suffers from limited sensitivity a…

cs.CV2024★ 1 cited

Differentiable Biomechanics for Markerless Motion Capture in Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation: A Comparison with Optical Motion Capture

Tim Unger, Arash Sal Moslehian, J. D. Peiffer +5

Marker-based Optical Motion Capture (OMC) paired with biomechanical modeling is currently considered the most precise and accurate method for measuring human movement kinematics. H…

cs.RO2022★ 4 cited

In the Arms of a Robot: Designing Autonomous Hugging Robots with Intra-Hug Gestures

Alexis E. Block, Hasti Seifi, Otmar Hilliges +2

Hugs are complex affective interactions that often include gestures like squeezes. We present six new guidelines for designing interactive hugging robots, which we validate through…

cs.RO2021★ 1 cited

The Six Hug Commandments: Design and Evaluation of a Human-Sized Hugging Robot with Visual and Haptic Perception

Alexis E. Block, Sammy Christen, Roger Gassert +2

Receiving a hug is one of the best ways to feel socially supported, and the lack of social touch can have severe negative effects on an individual's well-being. Based on previous r…

cs.RO2019

Exoskeleton Knee Compliance Improves Gait Velocity and Stability in a Spinal Cord Injured User: A Case Report

Stefan O. Schrade, Giada Devittori, Christopher Awai Easthope +3

Spinal cord injuries frequently impair the ability to walk. Powered lower limb exoskeletons offer a promising solution to restore walking ability. However, they are currently restr…

physics.med-ph2019★ 1 cited

Knee Compliance Reduces Peak Swing Phase Collision Forces in a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Leg: A Test Bench Evaluation

Stefan O. Schrade, Marcel Menner, Camila Shirota +5

Powered lower limb exoskeletons are a viable solution for people with a spinal cord injury to regain mobility for their daily activities. However, the commonly employed rigid actua…