| ADLs | Activities of Daily Living |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| ARES | Adjustable Rigidity and Embedded Force Sensors |
| BCI | Brain Computer Interface |
| CP | Cerebral Palsy |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DoF | Degrees of Freedom |
| EAP | ElectroActive Polymer |
| EAsoftM | Exoskeleton Actuated by the soft Modules |
| ED | Exoskeleton Device |
| EEGs | ElectroEncephalogGraphy signals |
| EMGs | ElectroMyoGraphy signals |
| eSEA | Elastamor-Based Series Elastic Actuator |
| ESGP | Echo State Gaussian Process |
| FES | Functional Electrical Stimulation |
| FMG | Force MyoGraphy |
| FSRs | Force-Sensitive Resistors |
| HED | Hand Exoskeletal Device |
| HMI | Human-Machine Interface |
| IMU | Inertial Measurement Unit |
| LLE | Lower Limbs Exoskeleton |
| MMG | MechanoMyoGraphy signals |
| MR | MagnetoRheological |
| MRSEA | Magneto-Rheological Series Elastic Actuators |
| NMPC | Nonlinear Model Predictive Control |
| PAM | Pneumatic Artificial Muscles |
| PEA | Parallel Elastic Actuators |
| PPAM | Plated PAM |
| PREHydra | Passive Return Electro-Hydrostatic actuator |
| PSMC | Proxy-based Sliding Mode Control |
| QDD | Quasi-Direct Drive |
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injuries |
| SEA | Series Elastic Actuators |
| SEAC | Series of Elastic Actuators with Clutch |
| SMA | Shape Memory Alloys |
| ULE | Upper Limbs Exoskeletons |
| VIAs | Variable Impedance Actuators |
| VSA | Variable Stiffness Actuators |