Born in the mind of the Russian engineer Nicholas Yagin in 1890, exoskeletons were first developed
"in the 1950s in the United States, in connection with the conquest of space
," says Nathanaël Jarrassé, CNRS researcher at the 'Institute of Intelligent and Robotic Systems (Isir).
The goal was to increase the strength of the astronauts, often with very large robots. ”
In 1960, it became a question of assisting paraplegic people to walk. But the road is long… Israeli company Argo Medical Technologies launched Rewalk in 2005, but patients need crutches to get around. In 2019, the French company Wandercraft is launching Atalante, a bipedal robot, self-stabilized and without crutches.
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This exoskeleton covers the legs and part of the patient's back.
It has 12 motors for as many robotic joints, operated by remote control or by voice.
The patient then only has to give a slight push with the upper body to signal ...
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