Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance

C Siviy, LM Baker, BT Quinlivan… - Nature biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments

A Rodríguez-Fernández, J Lobo-Prat… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Gait disorders can reduce the quality of life for people with neuromuscular impairments.
Therefore, walking recovery is one of the main priorities for counteracting sedentary lifestyle …

[HTML][HTML] Game changers in science and technology-now and beyond

UAK Betz, L Arora, RA Assal, H Azevedo… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent devastating pandemic has drastically reminded humanity of the importance of
constant scientific and technological progress. A strong interdisciplinary dialogue between …

Performance evaluation of lower limb exoskeletons: a systematic review

D Pinto-Fernandez, D Torricelli… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Benchmarks have long been used to verify and compare the readiness level of different
technologies in many application domains. In the field of wearable robots, the lack of a …

Robotic exoskeletons: The current pros and cons

AS Gorgey - World journal of orthopedics, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Robotic exoskeletons have emerged as rehabilitation tool that may ameliorate several of the
existing health-related consequences after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, evidence to …

Control strategies used in lower limb exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation after brain injury: a systematic review and analysis of clinical effectiveness

J de Miguel-Fernández, J Lobo-Prat, E Prinsen… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2023 - Springer
Background In the past decade, there has been substantial progress in the development of
robotic controllers that specify how lower-limb exoskeletons should interact with brain …

How adaptation, training, and customization contribute to benefits from exoskeleton assistance

KL Poggensee, SH Collins - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Exoskeletons can enhance human mobility, but we still know little about why they are
effective. For example, we do not know the relative importance of training, how much is …

Quasi-direct drive actuation for a lightweight hip exoskeleton with high backdrivability and high bandwidth

S Yu, TH Huang, X Yang, C Jiao, J Yang… - IEEE/ASME …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-performance actuators are crucial to enable mechanical versatility of wearable robots,
which are required to be lightweight, highly backdrivable, and with high bandwidth. State-of …

Integral real-time locomotion mode recognition based on GA-CNN for lower limb exoskeleton

J Wang, D Wu, Y Gao, X Wang, X Li, G Xu… - Journal of Bionic …, 2022 - Springer
The wearable lower limb exoskeleton is a typical human-in-loop human–robot coupled
system, which conducts natural and close cooperation with the human by recognizing …

Wearable lower-limb exoskeleton for children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review of mechanical design, actuation type, control strategy, and clinical evaluation

M Sarajchi, MK Al-Hares… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Children with a neurological disorder such as cerebral palsy (CP) severely suffer from a
reduced quality of life because of decreasing independence and mobility. Although there is …