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• Soft Exosuits for Lower Extremity Mobility
  Our lower-extremity soft exosuit is made of light, flexible fabrics that move with the wearer like clothing, and apply precisely timed assistive forces to a patient's ankles to improve their walking and mobility. This technology was licensed by ReWalk Robotics, which has commercialized it as the ReStore™ for stroke rehabilitation.

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  Soft robotic, wearable device improves walking for individual with Parkinson’s disease
  January 5, 2024
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  New Study Uses Robots to Uncover the Connections Between the Human Mind and Walking Control
  March 25, 2020
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  Suit up with a robot to walk AND run more easily
  August 15, 2019

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  The Human Mind and Gait Control
  Researchers study how our brains adjust to changes in our walking strides, gaining insights that could be used to develop better physical rehabilitation programs. Credit: Wyss Institute

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  Hip-only Soft Exosuit for both Walking and Running
  This video demonstrates the use of the hip-assisting exosuit in different natural environments, and shows how the robotic device senses changes in the gait-specific vertical movements of the center of mass during walking and running to rapidly adjust its actuation. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

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  Soft Exosuit for Post-stroke Gait Re-training
  This video explains how exosuit technology, developed at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, applied to ankle movements helps patients post-stroke regain a more normal gait. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

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  How Humans Walk…With Robots
  Researchers at the Wyss Institute and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital shed light on how humans respond – or do not respond – to forces applied by rehabilitative robots. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University