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Modeling of new soft materials enables safe spinal assistance

Modeling of new soft materials enables safe spinal assistance

Featured in the latest Nature Scientific Reports; New Finite Element Method (FEM) models predict behaviour of wearable robots to improve their design and performance… Read more

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Posted on: December 13, 2017
Keywords: assistive devices, rehabilitation, soft pneumatic actuators, vacuum actuators, wearable robots

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