SWAG: Soft Wearable Assistive Garments For Human Empowerment

 

Project Contributors (HMU):

  • Dr. Panagiotis Polygerinos (Team Lead)
  • Mr. Nikolaos Charalampous
  • Mr. Odysseas Simatos
  • Mr. Emmanuil Porfyrakis
  • Dr. Lazaros Tzounis

 

Funding Source / Acknowledgements:

Financed by the European Union (Project 101120408 — SWAG)

                   SWAG’s official webpage
         SWAG’s CORDIS webpage

 

Project Brief

 

  • The SWAG project is a multidisciplinary initiative in the field of soft robotics, focusing on the development of lower limb exosuits: soft wearable exoskeletal robots to empower the lower body and core.

  • The project aims to replace traditional rigid materials found in exoskeletons, with high-strength, inflatable fabrics and sensing films to create smart, human assistive,
    soft and lightweight garments. The envisioned exosuits will ensure user comfort and safety, while remaining virtually undetected, invisible under clothing due to their garment-like design.

  • SWAG exosuits will empower humans in their daily activities, from occupational assistance, to daily mobility, fitness and immersive entertainment.

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Related Publications

  • Odysseas Simatos, Panagiotis Polygerinos;: Introducing Dimensional Analysis on Soft Inflatable Fabric Actuators. In: Advanced Intelligent Systems, Forthcoming.
  • Miron Krassas; Emmanouil Porfyrakis; Fivos Simopoulos; Georgios Kampourakis; Nikolaos Papadakis; Stavros Katsiaounis; Konstantinos Papagelis; George Karalis; John D. Kechagias; Evangelos K. Evangelou; Panagiotis Polygerinos; Lazaros Tzounis, : High-performance 4D printed ABS/ conductive TPU electrothermal actuator devices with SWCNT segregated structures: A gripper demonstrator towards soft robotics applications. In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 17, iss. 29, 2025.
  • Emmanouil Porfyrakis; Fivos Simopoulos; George Karalis; Stavros Katsiaounis; Konstantinos Papagelis; Ioannis Kavvadias; Jitong Zhao; Marco Liebscher; Evangelos K. Evangelou; Panagiotis Polygerinos; Lazaros Tzounis,: A high-performance thermoelectric generator device based on 3D printed TPU gyroid structures infiltrated with p- and n-type single-walled carbon nanotubes. In: Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 520, 2025, ISSN: 1385-8947.
  • D. K. Iakovidis; P. Vartholomeos; A. Le Gall; M. Cianchetti; O. Ozioko; R. Dahiya; E. Mazomenos; F. Vasconcelos; D. Stoyanov; J. Philpott; T. Erdem; G. Cummins; G. Ciuti; C. A. Seneci; C. Bergeles; M. Kim; S. Pané Vidal; B. J. Nelson; I. Poulakakis; O. Simatos; P. Polygerinos; P. Toupas; D. Giakoumis; D. Tzovaras; Z. Su; W. Sheng; A. Panayides; E. G. Christoforou; C. S. Pattichis,: Medical & Healthcare Robotics: A Roadmap for Enhanced Precision, Safety, and Efficacy. In: Measurement Science and Technology, Forthcoming, ISSN: 1361-6501.