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Exoskeleton

Development, validation, and testing of an agriculture support exoskeleton in adjunct to conventional physiotherapy for farm labourers with chronic low back pain: A two-phase, mixed-methods, quasi-experimental pilot study protocol

Gurjeet Kaur, Irshad Qureshi, Ashutosh Bagde, Bhupesh Sarode, Dhananjay A. Jolhe, Vinod M. Nistane

published 06 Nov 2026

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Dissociation between muscle activation, spinal joint load, and subjective perception in passive back support exoskeleton use

Hyeonhee Jung, Jangwhan Ahn, Eunsik Choi, Jeongin Moon, Kyoungchul Kong, Jooeun Ahn

published 26 Oct 2026

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Psychophysical estimates guidelines for maximal acceptable loads during unilateral overhead work while wearing an exoskeleton in construction workers

Maria Cristina Herrera Valerio, Mohammad Howard-Azzeh, Marcus Yung, Amin Yazdani

published 23 Sep 2026

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Feasibility of mechanomyography-based fatigue classification for passive lower-limb exoskeleton evaluation: A pilot study

Sijing Wang, Xiaorong Guan, Huibing Li, Rui Zhang, Yu Bai, Qiang Zhou

published 10 Jun 2026

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Biotechnology-driven extraction and characterisation of Chitosan from the West African river prawn (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii) and American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) using a modified approach

Adebowale E. Aderogba, Olukemi K. Amodu, Oluwayemi Joshua Bamikole, Babajide A. Adedeji, Miles-Dei B. Olufeagba

published 28 May 2026

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Priming iTBS for lower limb rehabilitation after stroke: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial on efficacy and neuroplasticity

Zhipeng Pan, Jianxia Lu, Yue Sun, Yao Qian, Yi Shao, Chengchen Chen, Hongrui Liu, Jianchen Zhang, Zixuan Huang, Limin Sun, Kewei Yu, Ya Zhou, Hewei Wang, Bin Su

published 21 May 2026

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Task complexity in exoskeleton setup and takedown: Procedural steps and usability problems as predictors of deployment performance

Jessica Sanchez-Balandran, Alejandra Martinez Fernandez, Laura Tovar, Priyadarshini Pennathur, Arunkumar Pennathur

published 28 Apr 2026

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Bot fit: A novel approach to assessing lower limb muscular strength

Byungmun Kang, DaeEun Kim, Changmin Lee, Dongwoo Kim, Hwang-Jae Lee, Dokwan Lee, YoonMyung Kim, Hyung-Gyu Jeon, Kyunghwan Jung

published 26 Mar 2026

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Agilik@home: A randomized controlled trial protocol to evaluate the effects of home-based training with the Agilik powered KAFO in children with cerebral palsy and crouch gait

Roberta Nossa, Fabio Alexander Storm, Eleonora Diella, Riccardo Riboni, Luca Emanuele Molteni, Mattia Chiappini, Cristina Maghini, Elena Beretta, Roberta Nicotra, Sara Abbondio, Carolina Ferrante, Annalisa Cotardo, Giada Sgherri, Marco Germanotta, Maria Cristina Mauro, Alessio Fasano, Carlotta Cordoni, Maurizio Ferrarin, Anna Cavallini, Sabrina Giovanna Signorini, Giuseppina Sgandurra, Irene Aprile, Laura Iuvone, Angela Cavalagli, Emilia Biffi, on behalf of the Agilik@home Study Group

published 25 Mar 2026

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Mapping human augmentation technologies for societal impact: A multilevel framework for classification and innovation potential

Yousif Elsamani, Cristian Mejia, Yuya Kajikawa

published 25 Feb 2026

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Biomechanical and physiological effects of a passive upper-body exoskeleton during stair ascent and descent

Gabriela Garcia, Milena Espoz, Camilo Albuja, Rafaella Yañez, Paul G. Arauz, Bernard J. Martin

published 20 Feb 2026

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Development of a decision model for the selection of exoskeletons for application in automotive production plants

Woun Yoong Gan, Raja Ariffin Raja Ghazilla, Hwa Jen Yap, Suman Selvarajoo, Zhang Jieshu

published 14 Oct 2025

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Hip, knee, and ankle joint forces during exoskeletal-assisted walking: Comparison of approaches to simulate human-robot interactions

Gabriela B. De Carvalho, Vishnu D. Chandran, Ann M. Spungen, Noam Y. Harel, William A. Bauman, Saikat Pal

published 29 Aug 2025

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