IEEE EMBC 2026 || Toronto, Canada || 26-30 July 2026

We.3.8: Wearable Robotics and Assistive Devices

Wednesday, 29 July, 14:30 - 16:00

Location: Room 718B

Session Type: Oral

Session Co-Chairs: Reza Tafreshi and Pedram Karimi

Theme 7: Biorobotics and Biomechanics

Wed, 29 Jul, 14:30 - 14:45

We.3.8.1: RL-BASED ASSIST-AS-NEEDED CONTROL OF AN ANKLE EXOSKELETON FOR DROP FOOT REHABILITATION

Kexin Xiang, Jiaxing Wang, Zeng-Guang Hou, Weiqun Wang, State Key Laboratory of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Wed, 29 Jul, 14:45 - 15:00

We.3.8.2: FEASIBILITY STUDY OF A HAPTIC GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR SONOGRAPHY

Gabrielle Roy, Vincent Lévesque, University of École de technologie supérieure; Ramy El-Jalbout, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center; Catherine Laporte, University of École de technologie supérieure

Wed, 29 Jul, 15:00 - 15:15

We.3.8.3: KINEMATIC EFFECTS OF A TRANSTIBIAL PROSTHESIS WITH CORONAL AND TOE COMPLIANCE ON FLAT AND INCLINED GAIT: A PILOT STUDY

Sergio Galindo-Leon, University of Tsukuba; Hideki Kadone, University of Tsukuba Hospital; Modar Hassan, Yukiyo Shimizu, Kenji Suzuki, University of Tsukuba

Wed, 29 Jul, 15:15 - 15:30

EMBC 2026

We.3.8.1: RL-BASED ASSIST-AS-NEEDED CONTROL OF AN ANKLE EXOSKELETON FOR DROP FOOT REHABILITATION

We.3.8.2: FEASIBILITY STUDY OF A HAPTIC GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR SONOGRAPHY

We.3.8.3: KINEMATIC EFFECTS OF A TRANSTIBIAL PROSTHESIS WITH CORONAL AND TOE COMPLIANCE ON FLAT AND INCLINED GAIT: A PILOT STUDY

We.3.8.4: BIOMECHANICAL AND PERCEPTUAL EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL LOAD DURING MANUAL WHEELCHAIR RAMP PROPULSION

We.3.8.5: Validation of a Bioinspired Passive Back-Support Exosuit during Leaning and Lifting Tasks

We.3.8.6: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF A LOW-COST TRANSTIBIAL PROSTHESIS DURING THE GAIT CYCLE: CASE STUDY