Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

Wearable robots are undergoing a disruptive transition, from the rigid machines that
populated the science-fiction world in the early 1980s to lightweight robotic apparel, hardly …

Many previous works of soft wearable exoskeletons (exosuit) target at improving the human
locomotion assistance, without considering the impedance adaption to interact with the …

Wearable robotic devices have been shown to substantially reduce the energy expenditure
of human walking. However, response variance between participants for fixed control …

Stroke-induced hemiparetic gait is characteristically slow and metabolically expensive.
Passive assistive devices such as ankle-foot orthoses are often prescribed to increase …

Recent advances in the rapidly growing field of soft robotics highlight the potential for
innovations in wearable soft robotics to meet challenges and opportunities affecting …

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 …

When defining requirements for any wearable robot for walking assistance, it is important to
maximize the user's metabolic benefit resulting from the exosuit assistance while limiting the …

Background Carrying load alters normal walking, imposes additional stress to the
musculoskeletal system, and results in an increase in energy consumption and a …

Lower-limb exoskeletons could improve the mobility of people with disabilities, older adults,
workers, first responders, and military personnel. Despite recent advances, few products are …