powered exoskeleton
Sign in to saveAlso known as power suit, powered armor, powered suit, exoframe, hardsuit, exosuit, exoskeleton device
wearable machine meant to enhance a person's strength and mobility
Research
965 papers- Assessment of a powered ankle exoskeleton on human stability and balance.Applied ergonomics · 2022
- Effectiveness of powered exoskeleton use on gait in individuals with cerebral palsy: A systematic review.PloS one · 2021
- The Effects of Powered Exoskeleton Gait Training on Cardiovascular Function and Gait Performance: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
- A systematic review of the determinants of implementation of a locomotor training program using a powered exoskeleton for individuals with a spinal cord injury.Clinical rehabilitation · 2023
- Powered Hip Exoskeleton Reduces Residual Hip Effort Without Affecting Kinematics and Balance in Individuals With Above-Knee Amputations During Walking.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
Examples of different types of exoskeletons
An exoskeleton is a wearable device that augments, enables, assists, or enhances motion, posture, or physical activity through mechanical interaction with and force applied to the user's body.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “powered exoskeleton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.