Design of a lightweight wearable exoskeleton with virtual reality feedback for post-stroke hand…

StudyBiomedizinische Technik. Biomedical engineering· Aug 2026

Design of a lightweight wearable exoskeleton with virtual reality feedback for post-stroke hand rehabilitation.

Lin Yu, Mengjie Tang, Lingfang Xu … Zhi Zheng

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Stroke & CerebrovascularStudyTreatmentQ3IF 1.6

Finger MCP joint range of motion increased 33° after 4-week hand exoskeleton virtual reality training.

Design of a lightweight wearable exoskeleton with virtual reality feedback for post-stroke hand rehabilitation.

Lin Yu … Zhi Zheng

Biomedizinische Technik · Aug 2026 · Q3 in General Medicine

Purpose

This study aimed to develop and preliminarily evaluate a lightweight wearable hand exoskeleton integrated with virtual reality (virtual reality) feedback for post-stroke hand rehabilitation.

Methods

A compact exoskeleton with multi-link finger assistance, flex sensors, surface electromyography (electromyography), adaptive control, and Unity-based virtual reality tasks was designed.

Results

finger knuckle flexibility improved after training

MCP ROM

33°

PIP ROM

29°

More results

ARAT, FMA, and ADL improved by 11.2 ± 3.1, 8.7 ± 2.0, and 15.0 ± 10.4, respectively.

No adverse events were reported, and satisfaction was high.

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Conclusion

The system showed feasibility, safety, usability, and preliminary functional benefits. Larger controlled studies with longer follow-up are needed to confirm clinical efficacy.

Design of a lightweight wearable exoskeleton with virtual reality feedback for post-stroke hand rehabilitation.

Design of a lightweight wearable exoskeleton with virtual reality feedback for post-stroke hand rehabilitation.

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