Picking this exoskeleton’s settings is a lot like using Pandora music

A lot like picking favorite songs on Pandora, users "teach" a new algorithm the level of exoskeleton assistance they prefer.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~7 min

Putting a price on exoskeleton assistance puts users in the driver's seat of honing the tech

Asking users the dollar value of the costs and benefits of walking in exoskeletons is a better way of finding out how users feel about them than measuring calories saved.

Elliott Rouse, Associate Professor of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
July 12, 2023 • ~5 min

Faster-than-reflexes robo-boots boost balance

If you want to use an exoskeleton to improve balance, a study finds that superhuman reflexes can help you stay upright.

Owen Beck, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Feb. 15, 2023 • ~6 min

Robo-boot concept promises 50% faster running

A high-tech twist on an old idea – running on springs – could give human-powered movement its biggest boost in more than a century.

David Braun, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University • conversation
May 15, 2020 • ~7 min

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