Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Wearable devices have become more advanced in recent years, with scientists and engineers creating smart limbs, sensors, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), and exoskeletons to help amputees move better. These tools are also used in hospitals and rehab centers for muscle training, motion analysis, and making therapy more engaging. While they have already helped many people walk again, hold objects, and even play rehab games, research is still working to improve their performance outside the lab by focusing on accuracy, battery life, comfort, and affordability. However, many devices remain expensive and hard to access, and some cannot yet work well in daily life, especially in busy or outdoor environments. This essay reviewed four main types of wearable devices, their real-life and rehab uses, and three cases where they restored movement and independence. These findings prove that wearable devices can change lives, and future research should make them smaller, stronger, and more affordable, with designs that work well at home so more people can benefit.
Source: Theoretical and Natural Science
Author: Xiangyuan Weng
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4413962091