A team of Italian and Swiss researchers has developed a prototype exoskeleton that can prevent elderly people from falling. The device is wearable from the waist down and made of carbon fiber braces. These can be easily adjusted to the wearer by tightening a few nuts and bolts.
Hillary Sanctuary / EPFLA prototype of the exoskeleton at a rehabilitation center in Florence, Italy.
Once the exoskeleton is fitted, it must first learn the specific walking patterns of the user, known as gait. The exoskeleton then uses an algorithm to detect deviations from the user’s regular movement and recognize the onset of a fall.
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