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Nitin Sahai is a researcher at the forefront of rehabilitation robotics and neuroengineering, with a primary focus on developing advanced prosthetic and orthotic technologies to restore mobility and function. His work bridges the gap between bio-signal processing and mechanical design, particularly through the analysis of electromyography (EMG) signals to decode muscle activity patterns. Sahai’s most cited paper, "Recent advancements in prosthetic hand technology" (2016, 42 citations), reviews cutting-edge bio-mimetic systems that integrate robotics and artificial intelligence, highlighting his role in synthesizing progress for upper-limb assistive devices. He has also contributed to lower-limb rehabilitation, as seen in his review of ankle-foot orthoses for gait recovery (2020, 8 citations), and to foundational EMG research, including a comparative study on muscle activity patterns in healthy subjects (2016, 8 citations) and a method for determining significant upper-limb muscles using maximum voluntary contraction (2017, 4 citations). More recently, Sahai has ventured into neuroengineering and brain-machine interfaces (2025, 2 citations), exploring direct neural control of assistive devices. With a cumulative impact of over 60 citations, his work is shaping the future of human-machine interaction, offering hope for amputees and individuals with motor impairments.