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Re:Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk by justinclift on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @01:24PM (#27975034)
What's the control method you've been using? eg for input to direct the actions
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Re:Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @01:37PM (#27975202)
None, it's not the exact same problem in that I have control of my legs just not enough to walk with them or support my weight.
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Re:Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk by kelnos on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @02:39PM (#27975917)
I think that maybe highlights another difficulty here: there isn't really a one-size-fits-all solution. Some people will need full support, and others will need more of an assist. Not sure both of those things can (or should) be served by the same device. But as soon as you have to build different things for different cases, that drives the cost up, both in R&D and in manufacturing (it's cheaper to build 1000 of one thing than 500 each of two things).
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