On neuromechanical approaches for the study of biological and robotic grasp and manipulation.
Francisco J Valero-Cuevas, Marco Santello
PMID 29017508WHAT IT FOUND
There is nothing here to change therapy practice.
No patient data, tested intervention, or outcome is reported in this conceptual review of biological and robotic grasp and manipulation.
What this paper is
This is a narrative review of neuromechanical concepts for biological and robotic grasp and manipulation. It discusses engineering and neuroscience approaches, sensors, muscles, synergies, learning, and prosthetic design. It reports no patients, no tested intervention, and no outcome, so there is no clinical finding to act on.
Declared interests
The supplied text lists funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Science Foundation, and the Grainger Foundation. No author conflicts of interest are stated.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat this conceptual review as evidence that any robotic or prosthetic approach improves hand function. It reports no patients, outcomes, or tested interventions.