Cyberdyne, a Japanese company,
received CE mark for it’s HAL (hybrid assistive limb) for rehab use. It is
designed to help people with lower-body disability to walk. The current model
is for rehab use only, not to be taken home for daily use.
Similarly, an American company
called EKSO Bionics has developed a bionic suit to enable individuals with
various levels of paralysis to hemiparesis to stand up and walk.
The skeleton suit has multiple walk
modes to actuates steps with a button, to steps via user control, to achieve
next step by moving hips, or to step by user’s weight shift..
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