This study primarily focuses on developing a lobster tail-inspired soft actuator with high output force. Based on this actuator, a soft hand rapid traction robot that meets the personalized needs of hand spasticity is further developed, providing a new technical means for spasticity relief. Meanwhile, the study explores the variation patterns of sensorimotor cortex activity in healthy individuals and patients with hand spasticity under the action of different traction parameters. Additionally, a clinical experimental protocol for hand rapid traction is formulated based on the maximum activation of the sensorimotor cortex, aiming to investigate the effectiveness of the hand rapid traction method in relieving spasticity.

Dr. Long Cheng is a Research Fellow and Doctoral Supervisor at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and a Position Professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is an IEEE/IET/CAA Fellow.

Currently, he serves as the Chair of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Beijing Chapter, and is an Associate Editor for domestic and international journals including IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Science China Technological Sciences, and Acta Automatica Sinica.

Dr. Cheng has been awarded funding from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and the Beijing Municipal Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. He also received the Second Class Award of the National Natural Science Award in 2017. His research interests include robotics and intelligent control.