Wearable and grounded supernumerary robotic limbs for sensorimotor augmentation in post-stroke patients

Maria Pozzi, Nicole D, Bernardo Brogi, Giovanni Cortigiani, Leonardo Franco, Manish Shukla, Alessandro Giannotta, Simone Rossi, Sarah Skavron, Susanne Frennert, Gionata Salvietti, Monica Malvezzi, Domenico Prattichizzo, Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, Human Centered Mechatronics Research Line, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, School of Advanced Studies, Center for Neuroscience, University of Camerino, Design Sciences, Lund University

The International Journal of Robotics Research

Published online on December 13, 2025

Abstract

The International Journal of Robotics Research, Ahead of Print.
The aim of this work is to redefine the concept of sensorimotor augmentation, extending it from wearable devices to supernumerary robotic upper limbs that are grounded and can be placed out of the physiological peripersonal space of the user. While the ...