A review of wearable technology for smart gloves

Abstract

ABSTRACT
• Many industrial companies are now getting on board the 
new industrial revolution dominated by data acquisition, 
digitalization and other new technologies. Wearable combine 
the features of some of the most popular technologies of this 
revolution: they can monitor specific body regions by tracking 
information anywhere and anytime. Wearable systems for 
hands represent a special field of interest since they are the 
main body region involved in industrial tasks. This paper surveys 
such wearable systems based on the data from the last years. 
It collects information about the most important components 
they incorporate and analyses their features considering that 
they are devices aimed to be worn on the body.
Thus, this paper is addressed to researchers who want 
to understand what a wearable is and which the main 
components and characteristics should incorporate, and also, 
those who want to explore new trends in this research field.
• Keywords: wearable| components | technologies| interaction.