Effect of wearable robot Bot Fit's hip joint-centered assist torque and voice coach on walking.

Journal: BMC musculoskeletal disorders
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The main key to the 4th industrial era is robots, and wearable robots are incorporated into human healthcare. Samsung Electronics' Bot Fit is a hip joint-centered assistive robot that can induce walking posture and energetic walking exercises.

Authors

  • Jang-Hoon Shin
    Department of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University College of Health Science, Seoul, 01795, Republic of Korea.
  • Naeun Byeon
    Department of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University College of Health Science, Seoul, 01795, Republic of Korea.
  • Heeju Yu
    Department of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University College of Health Science, Seoul, 01795, Republic of Korea.
  • Dokwan Lee
    Bot Fit T/F, New Business T/F, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, 16677, Republic of Korea.
  • Hwang-Jae Lee
  • Wan-Hee Lee
    Department of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University College of Health Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea.