Publications

Clinical Studies

2011 — HandSOME (passive): portable hand exoskeleton. (IEEE TNSRE)

Brokaw, Elizabeth B., et al. "Hand Spring Operated Movement Enhancer (HandSOME): a portable, passive hand exoskeleton for stroke rehabilitation." IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 19.4 (2011): 391-399.

2020 — HandMATE (motorized+app): at-home rehab feasibility. (IEEE EMBC)

Sandison, Melissa, Casas, Rafael, et al. "HandMATE: wearable robotic hand exoskeleton and integrated android app for at home stroke rehabilitation." 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). IEEE, 2020.

2021 — HandSOME II (spring/high-DOF): clinical test in stroke. (IEEE TNSRE)

Casas, Rafael, et al. "Clinical test of a wearable, high DOF, spring powered hand exoskeleton (HandSOME II)." IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 29 (2021): 1877-1885.

Take-Home Studies

2017 — HandSOME (home): home-based stroke therapy. (IEEE TNSRE)

Chen, Ji, et al. "Home-based therapy after stroke using the hand spring operated movement enhancer (HandSOME)." IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 25.12 (2017): 2305-2312.

2021 — HandSOME II (home): home-based therapy evaluation. (Frontiers in Neurorobotics)

Casas, Rafael, et al. "Home-based therapy after stroke using the hand spring operated movement enhancer (HandSOME II)." Frontiers in Neurorobotics 15 (2021): 773477.

2025 — HandMATE: advancing accessible hand rehab. (IEEE TNSRE)

Pergami-Peries, Matteo, Megan Grainger, and Peter S. Lum. "HandMATE: Advancing Accessible Hand Rehabilitation for Persons With Stroke." IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (2025).

Technical Studies

2021 – HandSOME Activity Tracker

Casas, Rafael, et al. "A tracking device for a wearable high-DOF passive hand exoskeleton." 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). IEEE, 2021.