Developer - Harvard Biodesign Lab
Home page - biodesign.seas.harvard.edu/soft-exosuits
Developer - Harvard Biodesign Lab
Home page - biodesign.seas.harvard.edu/soft-exosuits
https://youtu.be/eU897nPqUCM
A Lightweight Soft Exosuit for Gait Assistance
Published on Jun 21, 2013
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Targeting a specific set of applications where a wearer needs some partial assistance from a robot, Researchers from the Harvard Biodesign Lab are pursuing a new paradigm: the use of soft clothing-like "exosuits." An exosuit does not contain any rigid elements, so the wearer's bone structure must sustain all the compressive forces normally encountered by the body -- plus the forces generated by the exosuit. The suit, which is composed primarily of specially designed fabrics, can be significantly lighter than an exoskeleton since it does not contain a rigid structure. It also provides minimal restrictions to the wearer's motions, avoiding problems relating to joint misalignment. Ongoing work to optimize the suit design and make it portable is funded by DARPA's Warrior Web Program.
https://youtu.be/_w_0stlqq5g
DARPA Tests Battery Powered Exoskeletons on Real Soldiers
Published on Sep 22, 2015
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Deep in the woods in Maryland, the U.S Army is testing exoskeletons that can lighten the load that soldiers carry. Read more:
"DARPA Tests Battery-Powered Exoskeletons on Real Soldiers"
Deep in the woods in Maryland, the U.S. Army is testing exoskeletons that can lighten the load that soldiers carry
by Evan Ackerman
September 22, 2015
https://youtu.be/QmP0A4MG61I
Wearable robots make walking easier
Published on Jan 19, 2017
"Stretchy robotic suit reduces energy used to walk by 23 per cent"Quote:
A lightweight textile exosuit reduces the energy needed to walk by nearly a quarter and could be used to assist elderly people or stop soldiers tiring.
by Chelsea Whyte
January 18, 2017