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How can an exoskeleton be adapted to suit each person’s physical abilities?

For a person with a disability, an exoskeleton can make everyday tasks easier, but for this to happen, it must be sufficiently adapted to each individual’s abilities.
 

This is the aim of the COMBO and RAINBOW research teams, in partnership with the Saint-Hélier Centre for Rehabilitation Medicine.

  • Mapping the individual’s physical capabilities
  • Quantifying their strength
  • To better control the exoskeleton and optimise the amount of effort required

An approach that harnesses research to develop more personalised technology, to better support people in their daily lives

Read the article in Emergences, published by the Inria centre at the University of Rennes (in french only)