1. Guest Editorial

   • Paolo Dario
   • Maria Chiara Carrozza
   • Eugenio Guglielmelli

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 123 - 124

2. The SPRING Hand: Development of a Self-Adaptive Prosthesis for Restoring Natural Grasping

   • M.C. Carrozza
   • C. Suppo
   • P. Dario

   OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 141

3. The MANUS-HAND Dextrous Robotics Upper Limb Prosthesis: Mechanical and Manipulation Aspects

   • J.L. Pons
   • E. Rocon
   • W. Van Moorleghem

   OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 163

4. Integration of a Rehabilitation Robotic System (KARES II) with Human-Friendly Man-Machine Interaction Units

   • Zeungnam Bien
   • Myung-Jin Chung
   • Soo-Chul Lim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 191

5. Care-O-bot II—Development of a Next Generation Robotic Home Assistant

   • Birgit Graf
   • Matthias Hans
   • Rolf D. Schraft

   OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 205

6. Sprained Ankle Physiotherapy Based Mechanism Synthesis and Stiffness Analysis of a Robotic Rehabilitation Device

   • Jian S. Dai
   • Tieshi Zhao
   • Christopher Nester

   OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 218

7. On the Modeling of Passive Motion of the Human Knee Joint by Means of Equivalent Planar and Spatial Parallel Mechanisms

   • Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli
   • Alberto Leardini
   • John J. O'Connor

   OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 232