Deciphering the beetle exoskeleton with nanomechanics
What can a beetle tell us about good design principles? Quite a lot, actually.
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Jan 11, 2017
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News tagged with exoskeleton
Bio-inspired lower-limb 'wearing robotic exoskeleton' for human gait rehab
Stroke and spinal cord injury patients often require gait rehabilitation to regain the ability to walk or to help strengthen their muscles. Wearable "robot-assisted training" is quickly emerging as a method that helps improve ...
Engineering
Oct 25, 2016
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Researchers create technique for opening insects' exoskeletons to study living cells
Scientists believe that hearing in fruit flies and in humans is remarkably similar at the cellular level, which is why they'd like to explore the fruit fly's ear to learn more about how humans hear.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2016
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Exoskeleton for rehabilitation of specific body parts
Exoskeletons are mechanical structures applied externally to the body; their function is to improve movement, support people suffering from injury or to increase physical strength to lift heavy objects.
Engineering
Sep 22, 2016
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Brain to robot: "move, please"
Using the power of thought to control a robot that helps to move a paralysed hand: a project from the ETH Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory could fundamentally change the therapy and daily lives of stroke patients.
Robotics
Sep 21, 2016
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Engineer modifies robotic exoskeleton glove to help cerebral palsy diagnosis in children
It's not often a mechanical engineer will tell you the highly complicated piece of diagnostic hardware they are working on needs to appeal to 12- to 36-month-old children to be effective. But, to be fair, it's not often they ...
Engineering
Jun 15, 2016
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Making sense of Iron Man's science
With this week's release of the new Captain America movie, Civil War, it's another opportunity to see Captain Rogers and Tony Stark as Iron Man draw on their superhuman strength and technology—even if they bring it to bear ...
Engineering
Apr 26, 2016
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Exoskeleton helps the paralyzed to walk
Until recently, being paralyzed from the waist down meant using a wheelchair to get around. And although daily life is more accessible to wheelchair users, they still face physical and social limitations. But UC Berkeley's ...
Robotics
Feb 5, 2016
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Robotic exoskeleton to help heal hand injuries
Curtin University researchers have developed an innovative robotic hand exoskeleton which can be made cheaply using a 3D printer and could potentially cut down on rehabilitation visits for patients.
Engineering
Oct 19, 2015
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Exoskeleton to ensure an active old age
Researchers from Aalborg University are involved in an international project to develop portable robot skeletons for the elderly so they can continue to be active longer. Think of it as a tool, not as a robot, says researcher.
Robotics
Oct 15, 2015
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