Overview of 3D Printed Exoskeleton Materials and Opportunities for Their AI-Based Optimization

An aging population, the effects of pandemics and civilization-related conditions, and limited leapfrogging in the number of rehabilitation and physiotherapy specialists are driving demand for modern assistive technologies, especially upper and lower limb exoskeletons. Patient-tailored devices are a...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2023-07, Vol.13 (14), p.8384
Main Authors: Rojek, Izabela, Dorożyński, Janusz, Mikołajewski, Dariusz, Kotlarz, Piotr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D printers
3D printing
Aluminum
Artificial intelligence
Automation
construction
Design
Epidemics
exoskeleton
Germany
Industry 4.0
Internet of Things
Machine learning
materials
Optimization
Paradigms
Patients
Polyethylene terephthalate
Prostheses
Rehabilitation
Sensors
Silicon nitride
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Summary:An aging population, the effects of pandemics and civilization-related conditions, and limited leapfrogging in the number of rehabilitation and physiotherapy specialists are driving demand for modern assistive technologies, especially upper and lower limb exoskeletons. Patient-tailored devices are a rapidly developing group of technologies, both from a biomechanics, informatics, and materials engineering perspective. In particular, the technological development of 3D printing, the expanding range of available materials and their properties (including contact with living tissue and bodily fluids), and the possibility of selecting and optimizing them using artificial intelligence (including machine learning) are encouraging the emergence of new concepts, particularly within the Industry 4.0 paradigm. The article provides an overview of what is available in this area, including an assessment of as yet untapped research and industrial and, in part, clinical potential.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app13148384