The next generation of exoskeletons: Lighter, cheaper devices are in the works

IEEE Pulse

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 56-61

  Mertz, Leslie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEAPER DEVICES; LOWER BODY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARAPLEGIA; ROBOTICS; SELF HELP; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMANS; PARAPLEGIA; ROBOTICS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STROKE;

EID: 84864564494     PISSN: 21542287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MPUL.2012.2196836     Document Type: Article

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