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Can you build a minimally-actuated exo-robot as a wearable orthosis? Maybe one that is most simply built out of springs? It may not do everything, but what can you do? The secret is to allow networks of springs, and structural optimization algorithm that tells us how to build it.
Publications and More Information
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Team Members
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- James Patton, PhD
- Courtney Celian, MS, OTR/L
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