Robotic hip 'exoskeleton' helps patients improve walking after stroke

A new robotic hip exoskeleton could help stroke patients improve their walking stride, a new study shows. More than 80% of stroke survivors develop problems walking, often because their step is ... Read More

Robot skeleton could help stroke survivors walk again, claim researchers

They said the technology aims to enhance walking function in stroke survivors, as more than 80 per cent of patients struggle with walking difficulties, significantly affecting their daily lives ... Read More

Dad builds robotic exoskeleton to help son walk

French dad and robotics engineer Jean-Louis Constanza has built a robotic suit for his 16-year-old son Oscar that allows him to walk ... A personal exoskeleton would need to be much lighter ... Read More

Hospital 'Walkerbot' would help stroke patients walk again

A £365,000 robotic device will help stroke patients learn to walk again at the Royal Bournemouth ... part of their rehabilitation with us. "The science behind what we do in stroke rehabilitation ... Read More

Super-Quiz for Science

A version of this article appears in the February 2, 1952 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers ... Read More

TWIN, THE NEW ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON FOR LOWER LIMBS (IMAGE)

walk with the assistance of crutches or walkers (as the exoskeleton is not self-balancing), and to stand up and sit down. In the picture TWIN wore by Alex Santucci, one of the patients who ... Read More

Stroke News

Could AI Play a Role in Locating Damage to the Brain After Stroke? Mar. 27, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) may serve as a future tool for neurologists to help locate where in the brain a ... Read More

Science and Religion

A version of this article appears in the December 10, 1927 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers ... Read More

Science News

U.S. News // 2 days ago NASA welcomes Switzerland ... sunny skies in Florida. Satellites can help find and stop methane leaks April 16 (UPI) -- Riley Duren, a research scientist at the University ... Read More

Robotic Spine Exoskeleton Developed by Columbia Engineers (IMAGE)

The Robotic Spine Exoskeleton consists of two six-degrees ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ... Read More

The New York Times Magazine

Animal-welfare science tries to get inside the minds of a huge range of species — in order to help improve their lives. By Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy A simple miso-roasted salmon ... Read More

Earth Science News

To Accelerate Biosphere Science, Reconnect Three Scientific Cultures Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers who study Earth's biosphere tend to operate from one of three scientific cultures, each with ... Read More