Advancing human sensorimotor research through modular robotics: the case of the HRX-1
Ildar Farkhatdinov, Joshua Brown, Aaron Yurkewich, Etienne Burdet · 2026
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Ildar Farkhatdinov and co-authors present a modular robot built for studying how people control movement, in a 2026 paper. The device, HRX-1, turns on a single axis with a direct drive, and its parts swap fast. That design lets a lab reshape one rig for many questions instead of building anew each time. The design is portable and open-source.
Paired with muscle and brain recordings and gentle electric pulses, the robot probes how muscles meet outside forces and how the brain steers the reply. Clinics have used it with children with dystonia, stroke patients rebuilding arm use, and people with functional movement disorders. The case study backs user-centered, shared designs for such rigs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ildar Farkhatdinov, Joshua Brown, Aaron Yurkewich, Etienne Burdet |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |