Maker Faire Rome 2024
Lower Limb Exoskeleton for walking assistance
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The Ekso is a lower limb exoskeleton, commercialized by Ekso Bionics, able to support hip and knee flexion/extension during overground walking. Once the robot is worn, the user has to shift the weight in the lateral and antero-posterior direction thus allowing to free a leg for swing and to trigger each step. The user is actively engaged in achieving and maintaining an upright posture, initiating steps, and balancing their body. The dynamic management of the balance and rhythmic stepping enables walking for assistance and therapy applications.
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Maker
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
The Team that used the Ekso in the Exo4Life project at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma is quite multidisciplinary, including medical doctors specialized in physiatry and neurology, bioengineers, experts in robotics and biomechanics, physical therapists, trained for robotic rehabilitation. The team has a long-term experience in the robot-aided rehabilitation, both for upper and lower limbs and in different type of patients with central nervous system lesions.
