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

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 …

Variability in human walking depends on individual physiology, environment, and walking
task. Consequently, in the field of wearable robotics, there is a clear need for customizing …

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

Exosuits have the potential to assist locomotion in both healthy and pathological
populations, but the effect of exosuit assistance on the underlying muscle-tendon tissue …

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 …

Background Research efforts in neurorehabilitation technologies have been directed
towards creating robotic exoskeletons to restore motor function in impaired individuals …

This letter presents design principles for comfort-centered wearable robots and their
application in a lightweight and backdrivable knee exoskeleton. The mitigation of discomfort …

Background Autonomous exoskeletons will need to be useful at a variety of walking speeds,
but it is unclear how optimal hip–knee–ankle exoskeleton assistance should change with …

Back injuries are the most prevalent work-related musculoskeletal disorders and represent a
major cause of disability. Although innovations in wearable robots aim to alleviate this …