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  1. MindClaw: Closed-Loop Embodied Mental-State Reasoning for Precision Intervention

    May 31, 2026Ruoxuan Zhang, Qiaoqiao Wan, Zhengguang Wang +4Theory of MindAssistive Robotics

    Jilin University · Microsoft Asia · National Taiwan University

  2. SoFiE: Soft Finger Exoskeleton for Intelligent Grasping

    May 29, 2026Magnus Malthe Sigsgaard Nielsen, Nicklas Nikolaj Grønvall, Xiaofeng Xiong +1Robotic GraspingTactile Sensing

    SDU Soft Robotics, SDU Biorobotics, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), 5230 Odense M, Denmark

  3. Synthetic Emotions vs. Gamification: Exploring Engagement Strategies for Small Social Robots in Different Age Groups

    May 26, 2026Morten Roed Frederiksen, Kasper StøyAssistive RoboticsHuman-Robot Interaction

    Data Systems & Robotics Department of The IT-University of Copenhagen

  4. PACT: Proactive Asking for Continual Task Assistance in Human-Robot Collaboration

    May 23, 2026Chengbo He, Sheng Li, Chenyang Ma +6Proactive AssistanceHuman-Robot Collaboration

    University of Science and Technology Beijing · University of Oxford · 3Tsinghua University

  5. Perception of Social Robots as Communication Partners in Healthcare for Older Adults

    May 20, 2026Hana Yamamoto, Carlotta Julia Mayer, Charlotte Raithel +5RoboticsAssistive Robotics

    Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Adenauerring 12, Karlsruhe, 76131, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. · Department of Robotics, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579, Miyagi, Japan. · Institute of Medical Psychology, Heidelberg University, Bergheimer Str. 20, Heidelberg, 69115, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. +2

  6. CANINE: Coaching Visually Impaired Users for Interactive Navigation with a Robot Guide Dog

    May 19, 2026Cunjun Yu, Zishuo Wang, Anxing Xiao +2Assistive RoboticsHuman-Robot Interaction

    School of Computing, 2Smart Systems Institute National University of Singapore

  7. TouchDrive: Electronics-Free Tactile Sensing Interface for Assistive Grasping

    May 7, 2026Jing Xu, Xuezhi Niu, Didem Gurdur Broo +1Tactile SensingHaptic Feedback

    Division of Microsystems Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering · Cyber-Physical Systems Lab, Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

  8. Adaptive Gait Generation for Multi-Terrain Exoskeletons via Constrained Kernelized Movement Primitives

    May 4, 2026Edoardo Trombin, Miroljub Mihailovic, Matheus Henrique Ferreira Moura +3Robot LocomotionAssistive Robotics

    Department of Information Engineering, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy

  9. What Does a Meow Mean? In Search of Intuitively Understandable Communication by a Nonverbal Companion Robot

    May 2, 2026Vivienne Bihe Chi, Claudia B. Rébola, Bertram F. MalleAssistive RoboticsHuman-Robot Interaction

    Brown University, Providence RI 02912, USA · University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 45221, USA

  10. Walk With Me: Long-Horizon Social Navigation for Human-Centric Outdoor Assistance

    Apr 29, 2026Lingfeng Zhang, Xiaoshuai Hao, Xizhou Bu +11Robot NavigationSafe Robot Navigation

    Tsinghua University · Pengcheng Laboratory · Xiaomi EV +5

  11. Persona-Based Process Design for Assistive Human-Robot Workplaces for Persons with Disabilities

    Apr 29, 2026Nils Mandischer, Daria Eckert and, Lars MikelsonsHuman-Robot CollaborationHuman-Centered AI

    Chair of Mechatronics, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany

  12. MEMOR-E: In-Context and Fine-Tuned LLM Personalization for Alzheimer's Assistive Robotics

    Apr 28, 2026Maissa Abir Smaili, Eren Sadikoglu, Ransalu SenanayakeAlzheimer's DiseaseLLM Personalization

    Istanbul Medipol University Istanbul, Türkiye · Arizona State University Tempe, USA

  13. Skeleton-Based Posture Classification to Promote Safer Walker-Assisted Gait in Older Adults

    Apr 27, 2026Sergio D. Sierra M., Monica Sinha, Marcela Múnera +1Human Activity RecognitionAssistive Robotics

    Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. · Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

  14. Clinical Evaluation of a Tongue-Controlled Wrist Abduction-Adduction Assistance in a 6-DoF Upper-Limb Exoskeleton for Individuals with ALS and SCI

    Apr 22, 2026Juwairiya S. Khan, Mostafa Mohammadi, Alexander L. Ammitzbøll +7Assistive Robotics

    Neurorehabilitation Robotics and Engineering, Center for Rehabilitation Robotics, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Gistrup, Denmark · Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark · Spinal Cord Injury Centre of Western Denmark, Regional Hospital of Viborg Denmark +3

  15. A Tendon-Driven Wrist Abduction-Adduction Joint Improves Performance of a 5 DoF Upper Limb Exoskeleton -- Implementation and Experimental Evaluation

    Apr 21, 2026Juwairiya S. Khan, Mostafa Mohammadi, Alexander L. Ammitzbøll +8Assistive RoboticsTendon-Driven Actuation

    Neurorehabilitation Robotics and Engineering research group, Center for Rehabilitation Robotics, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Gistrup, Denmark · Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark · Spinal Cord Injury Centre of Western Denmark, Regional Hospital of Viborg Denmark +3

  16. Design, Modelling and Experimental Evaluation of a Tendon-driven Wrist Abduction-Adduction Mechanism for an upper limb exoskeleton

    Apr 21, 2026Juwairiya S. Khan, Mostafa Mohammadi, John Rasmussen +1Assistive RoboticsTendon-Driven Actuation

    Neurorehabilitation Robotics and Engineering, Center for Rehabilitation Robotics, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark

  17. Equanimity in HRI: Applying Calm Technology Principles to Human-Robot Interaction

    Apr 20, 2026Barbara Sienkiewicz, Bipin IndurkhyaRoboticsAssistive Robotics

    Cognitive Science Department, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

  18. Momentum-constrained Hybrid Heuristic Trajectory Optimization Framework with Residual-enhanced DRL for Visually Impaired Scenarios

    Apr 16, 2026Yuting Zeng, Zhiwen Zheng, Jingya Wang +6Trajectory OptimizationAssistive Robotics

    School of Information and Software Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, P.R. China · Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. · Research Unit for Blindness Prevention, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

  19. Glance-Say: Multimodal Human-Robot Collaboration and Intent Recognition via Sticky Glance

    Mar 6, 2026Yuzhi Lai, Shenghai Yuan, Peizheng Li +2Robotic ControlHuman-AI Interaction

    University of Tuebingen, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz, 72074 Germany · Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798

  20. Design and Biomechanical Evaluation of a Lightweight Low-Complexity Soft Bilateral Ankle Exoskeleton

    Feb 20, 2026Josée Mallah, Zakii Javed, Zafer Azak +2Assistive RoboticsSoft Robotics

    Electrical Engineering Division, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FA, United Kingdom · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB22 5LD, United Kingdom

  21. Koopman Model Predictive Control of An Origami-Inspired Soft Exoskeleton for Knee Rehabilitation

    Oct 13, 2025Junxiang Wang, Han Zhang, Zehao Wang +3Robotic ControlModel Predictive Control

    School of Automation and Intelligent Sensing, Institute of Medical Robotics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Key Laboratory of System Control and Information Processing, Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai 200240, China · Seventh Affiliated Hospital, SunYat-sen University, Shenzhen 510275, China

  22. Uncertainty-Aware Ankle Exoskeleton Control

    Aug 28, 2025Fatima Mumtaza Tourk, Bishoy Galoaa, Sanat Shajan +3Uncertainty QuantificationAnkle Exoskeleton Control

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 USA

  23. Towards Biosignals-Free Autonomous Prosthetic Hand Control via Imitation Learning

    Jun 10, 2025Kaijie Shi, Wanglong Lu, Hanli Zhao +3Robotic GraspingAssistive Robotics

    Department of Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1B 3X5, Canada · College of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325000, China · Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1B 3X5, Canada

  24. Koopman-driven grip force prediction through EMG sensing

    Sep 25, 2024Tomislav Bazina, Ervin Kamenar, Maria Fonoberova +1Assistive Robotics

    University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, 51000 Rijeka, Vukovarska 58, Croatia