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- Patent Title: Wearable robotic systems for supporting a load
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Application No.: US16020823Application Date: 2018-06-27
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Publication No.: US11000945B2Publication Date: 2021-05-11
- Inventor: Haruhiko Harry Asada , Daniel J. Gonzalez
- Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Main IPC: B25J9/00
- IPC: B25J9/00 ; B25J13/02 ; B25J9/16

Abstract:
Wearable robotic systems including robotic limbs for supporting a load while a user moves through an environment and their methods of use are described. In one embodiment, a robotic system includes robotic limbs with first and second robotic limb segments that are movable between different configurations to support a load while a user is standing or crawling. In another embodiment, a robotic system includes first and second robotic limbs that are substantially located within a plane parallel to a frontal plane of a user when the robotic system is worn. In another embodiment, a wearable robotic system includes first and second robotic limbs and an associated base that is attachable to a user's torso. The first and second robotic limbs may include a plurality of actuators and associated robotic limb segments to couple the robotic legs to the base and control their movement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180370021A1 WEARABLE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORTING A LOAD Public/Granted day:2018-12-27
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