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Reducing the metabolic rate of walking and running with a versatile, portable exosuit

Published:2019-08-16 Issue:6454 Volume:365 Page:668-672
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Kim Jinsoo¹^ORCID,Lee Giuk²^ORCID,Heimgartner Roman¹^ORCID,Arumukhom Revi Dheepak¹^ORCID,Karavas Nikos¹^ORCID,Nathanson Danielle¹^ORCID,Galiana Ignacio¹^ORCID,Eckert-Erdheim Asa¹,Murphy Patrick¹^ORCID,Perry David¹,Menard Nicolas¹^ORCID,Choe Dabin Kim¹,Malcolm Philippe³^ORCID,Walsh Conor J.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.

3. Department of Biomechanics and Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.

Abstract

Lowering locomotion's metabolic cost Walking and running require different gaits, with each type of motion putting a greater bias on different muscles and joints. Kim et al. developed a soft, fully portable, lightweight exosuit that is able to reduce the metabolic rate for both running and walking by assisting each motion via the hip extension (see the Perspective by Pons). A waist belt holds most of the mass, thus reducing the cost of carrying the suit. By tracking the motion of the user, the suit is able to switch modes between the two types of motion automatically. Science , this issue p. 668 ; see also p. 636

Funder

National Science Foundation

National Institutes of Health

Samsung

Defense Sciences Office, DARPA

Rolex

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary