Review of Recent Developments Made in Exoskeleton and Soft Robotic Exosuits

Harsh Kumar Bhardwaj; Pragati Bajpai

doi:10.37628/ijra.v5i2.936

Review of Recent Developments Made in Exoskeleton and Soft Robotic Exosuits

Harsh Kumar Bhardwaj, Pragati Bajpai

Abstract

From the last few decades, developments of exoskeleton and soft exosuit gain much popularity among scientists. These suits have a wide range of operations in fields like medical, military, industry, etc. For military persons, sometimes it becomes very difficult to carry heavy payload on territory areas, and for industry persons, it is very difficult to hold and lift heavy machinery parts. To overcome these issues, the development of exoskeleton suits begins. To help the paralyzed patients, a lightweight soft exosuit arises. The aim of our study is to review the developments made in the area of both kinds of suits.

Cite this Article: Harsh Kumar Bhardwaj, Pragati Bajpai. Review of Recent Developments Made in Exoskeleton and Soft Robotic Exosuits. International Journal of Robotics and Automation. 2019; 5(2): 37–41p.

Keywords

Multi Body Dynamics and Exoskeleton, Soft Exosuits, Wearable Robots

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijra.v5i2.936

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