Harvard researchers personalize soft exosuit devices

March 26th, 2018

Soft, assistive devices, such as the exosuit being designed by the Harvard Biodesign Lab, work best when the wearer and the robot are in sync. But every person moves a bit differently, and tailoring the robot’s parameters for an individual user is a time-consuming and inefficient process. Now, however, researchers from the Wyss Institute for […]

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Collaboration develops wearable exosuit

May 26th, 2017

Virginia Tech and nationwide retailer Lowe’s have collaborated to develop a lift-assisting wearable exosuit, designed to increase safety for store employees as they lift products. The technology uses soft and flexible electronic elements, making the suit wearable. Alan Asbeck, assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, with a team of eight […]

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