Multicentric investigation on the safety, feasibility and usability of the ABLE lower-limb robotic exoskeleton for individuals with spinal cord injury: a framework towards …

MA Wright, F Herzog, A Mas-Vinyals… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Robotic lower-limb exoskeletons have the potential to provide additional
clinical benefits for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, high variability between …

Development of VariLeg, an exoskeleton with variable stiffness actuation: first results and user evaluation from the CYBATHLON 2016

SO Schrade, K Dätwyler, M Stücheli, K Studer… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Powered exoskeletons are a promising approach to restore the ability to walk
after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, current exoskeletons remain limited in their walking …

Exploring user requirements for an exoskeleton arm insights from a user-centered study with people living with severe paralysis

FV Kobbelgaard, AM Kanstrup, LNSA Struijk - IFIP Conference on Human …, 2021 - Springer
It is recognised that assistive technology plays an active role in empowering individuals who
live with severe paralysis. Exoskeleton (exo) technology is a promising emerging assistive …

Concept and design of a modular lower limb exoskeleton

V Bartenbach, M Gort, R Riener - 2016 6th IEEE international …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Powered lower limb exoskeletons become more and more common and are used for
different applications such as rehabilitation and human strength augmentation. However …

Lower limb wearable robots for assistance and rehabilitation: A state of the art

W Huo, S Mohammed, JC Moreno… - IEEE systems …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neurologic injuries, such as stroke, spinal cord injuries, and weaknesses of skeletal muscles
with elderly people, may considerably limit the ability of this population to achieve the main …

Application of a user-centered design approach to the development of XoSoft–A lower body soft exoskeleton

V Power, A de Eyto, B Hartigan, J Ortiz… - … 16-20, 2018, Pisa, Italy 3, 2019 - Springer
The objective of this research was to apply a user-centered design approach to the
development of a soft exoskeleton for lower limb assistance. There has been a clear shift …

A quasi-passive lower limb exoskeleton for partial body weight support

A Collo, V Bonnet, G Venture - 2016 6th IEEE International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the last decade, quasi-passive exoskeletons have been proposed and developed as
mobility assistive devices. Such legged structures may serve elderly and physically impaired …

Exoskeleton robots for lower limb assistance: A review of materials, actuation, and manufacturing methods

F Hussain, R Goecke… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The field of robot-assisted physical rehabilitation and robotics technology for providing
support to the elderly population is rapidly evolving. Lower limb robot aided rehabilitation …

Design and evaluation of a modular lower limb exoskeleton for rehabilitation

WM Dos Santos, SL Nogueira… - 2017 international …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with the evaluation of an exoskeleton designed for assisting individuals to
rehabilitate compromised lower limb movements resulting from stroke or incomplete spinal …

Robotic exoskeletons for reengaging in everyday activities: promises, pitfalls, and opportunities

H Fritz, D Patzer, SS Galen - Disability and rehabilitation, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Media images and marketing materials suggest a future in which individuals with
spinal cord injury (SCI) can utilize robotic exoskeletons to reengage in everyday activities …