3 papers
cs.RO2025
Introducing V-Soft Pro: a Modular Platform for a Transhumeral Prosthesis with Controllable Stiffness
Giuseppe Milazzo, Giorgio Grioli, Antonio Bicchi +1
Current upper limb prostheses aim to enhance user independence in daily activities by incorporating basic motor functions. However, they fall short of replicating the natural movem…
cs.RO2025
Preliminary Analysis and Simulation of a Compact Variable Stiffness Wrist
Giuseppe Milazzo, Manuel G. Catalano, Antonio Bicchi +1
Variable Stiffness Actuators prove invaluable for robotics applications in unstructured environments, fostering safe interactions and enhancing task adaptability. Nevertheless, the…
cs.RO2024
Design, Characterization, and Validation of a Variable Stiffness Prosthetic Elbow
Giuseppe Milazzo, Simon Lemerle, Giorgio Grioli +2
Intuitively, prostheses with user-controllable stiffness could mimic the intrinsic behavior of the human musculoskeletal system, promoting safe and natural interactions and task ad…