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Theme 3: Robotic Test platform for Prosthetics and Exoskeletons

Robotic test platforms can provide significant advantages for developing prostheses and exoskeletons before evaluating them on individuals. Real-time design optimization can achieve an optimized device under real-life conditions. These platforms can test and analyze dangerous motions like near falls or falling situations. Currently, we have a test platform for evaluating in walking, sit-to-stand, and squatting motions. We want to implement all possible real-life scenarios in daily life to assess our designs in real-time. Our ultimate goal is to validate our platform with user experiments to abolish the necessity of user tests for developing these types of devices. We’re looking for team members interested in working on any of these platforms or bringing new concepts.