ArticleIEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics2024
Walking on Real-world Terrain with an Ankle Exoskeleton in Cerebral Palsy.
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- Diff-MomentFormer: Generative Diffusion-Augmented Transformer for End-to-End Joint Moment Estimation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Ankle Exoskeleton Assistance Reduces Knee Contact Force During Walking in Individuals With Cerebral Palsy.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2026Article
- Optimal Energy Shaping and Force Amplification Framework for Task-Agnostic, Biomimetic Ankle Exoskeletons.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2026Article
- Wearable Robots for Rehabilitation and Assistance of Gait: A Narrative Review.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Task-Agnostic Exoskeleton Torque Assistance Reduces Ankle Osteoarthritis Pain: A Pilot Study.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2025Article
- Effects of Ankle Exoskeleton Motor Location on Gait Biomechanics and User Perceptions: The Bowden Cable Dilemma.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2025Article
- Feasibility of Using Autonomous Ankle Exoskeletons to Augment Community Walking in Cerebral Palsy.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2025Article
- Advancing Gait Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review of Robotic Exoskeletons for Cerebral Palsy.Wearable technologies · 2025Review
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- Evaluation of the Working Mechanism of a Newly Developed Powered Ankle-Foot Orthosis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Exoskeleton gait training on real-world terrain improves spatiotemporal performance in cerebral palsy.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Despite medical treatment focused on addressing walking disability, many millions of people with neurological conditions, like cerebral palsy (CP), struggle to maintain independent mobility. Lower limb exoskeletons and exosuits may hold potential for augmenting walking ability. However, it remains unknown whether these wearable robots are safe and beneficial for use outside of highly controlled laboratory environments, the demonstration of which is necessary for clinical translation. Here, we show that a lightweight, portable, ankle exoskeleton with an adaptable one-size-works-for-all assistance controller can improve energy efficiency and walking speed for individuals with CP spanning a wide spectrum of lower limb impairment in a multi-terrain real-world environment. Tested on an outdoor walking route with level, sloped, and stair terrain, robotic assistance resulted in a 15-18% (p = 0.013-0.026) reduction in estimated energy cost and a 7-8% (p = 0.001-0.004) increase in average walking speed across "shorter" 6-minute and "longer" 20-minute walking durations relative to unassisted walking. This study provides evidence that wearable robots may soon improve mobility in neighborhood, school, and community settings for individuals with CP.
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