ArticleScientific reports2017
An ecologically-controlled exoskeleton can improve balance recovery after slippage.
Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03296904 (The CYBERnetic LowEr-Limb CoGnitive Ortho-prosthesis Plus Plus, 1st Clinical Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The CYBERnetic LowEr-Limb CoGnitive Ortho-prosthesis Plus Plus, 1st Clinical Study: Validation of the Efficacy of the CYBERnetic LowEr-Limb CoGnitive Ortho-prosthesis Plus Plus Modules in a Clinical Setting
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.
- A State-of-the-Art of Exoskeletons in Line with the WHO's Vision on Healthy Aging: From Rehabilitation of Intrinsic Capacities to Augmentation of Functional Abilities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
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- Design and Testing of a Wearable Lower-Limb Exoskeleton for Investigating Falls Prevention.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Center of mass feedback for joint torque control during perturbed standing: a potential generalizable control approach for balance augmentation in wearable robots.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Center of Mass Feedback for joint torque control: a generalizable approach for balance augmentation in wearable robots.Research square · 2026Article
- A central-peripheral approach to gait rehabilitation in chronic acquired brain injury: robotic training and motor imagery.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Wearable Robots for Rehabilitation and Assistance of Gait: A Narrative Review.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Machine Learning Enables Rapid Detection of Slips Using a Robotic Hip Exoskeleton.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2025Article
- The improved extrapolated center of mass enhances the safety of exoskeleton system.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Lightweight Powered Hip Exoskeleton With Parallel Actuation for Frontal and Sagittal Plane Assistance.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2025Article
- Understanding the perspectives of older adults and physiotherapists on home-based lower-limb exoskeletons.Wearable technologies · 2025Article
- Online Adaptation Framework Enables Personalization of Exoskeleton Assistance During Locomotion in Patients Affected by Stroke.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2025Article
- Emerging Medical Technologies and Their Use in Bionic Repair and Human Augmentation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Dynamic Duo: Design and Validation of an Autonomous Frontal and Sagittal Actuating Hip Exoskeleton for Balance Modulation During Perturbed Locomotion.IEEE robotics and automation letters · 2024Article
- Optical Myography-Based Sensing Methodology of Application of Random Loads to Muscles during Hand-Gripping Training.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Unveiling human biomechanics: insights into lower limb responses to disturbances that can trigger a fall.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2024Article
- Impact of expressive intentions on upper-body kinematics in two expert pianists.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Assisting walking balance using a bio-inspired exoskeleton controller.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The evolution to bipedalism forced humans to develop suitable strategies for dynamically controlling their balance, ensuring stability, and preventing falling. The natural aging process and traumatic events such as lower-limb loss can alter the human ability to control stability significantly increasing the risk of fall and reducing the overall autonomy. Accordingly, there is an urgent need, from both end-users and society, for novel solutions that can counteract the lack of balance, thus preventing falls among older and fragile citizens. In this study, we show a novel ecological approach relying on a wearable robotic device (the Active Pelvis Orthosis, APO) aimed at facilitating balance recovery after unexpected slippages. Specifically, if the APO detects signs of balance loss, then it supplies counteracting torques at the hips to assist balance recovery. Experimental tests conducted on eight elderly persons and two transfemoral amputees revealed that stability against falls improved due to the "assisting when needed" behavior of the APO. Interestingly, our approach required a very limited personalization for each subject, and this makes it promising for real-life applications. Our findings demonstrate the potential of closed-loop controlled wearable robots to assist elderly and disabled subjects and to improve their quality of life.
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