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Volume 30, Issue 6
1 December 2003
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Research Article| December 01 2003

Exoskeletons for human force augmentation Available to Purchase

M. Brown;
M. Brown
School of Computing, Science and Engineering, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 161 295 4010; Fax: +44 (0) 161 295 5145; E‐mail: d.g.caldwell@salford.ac.uk
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N. Tsagarakis;
N. Tsagarakis
School of Computing, Science and Engineering, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 161 295 4010; Fax: +44 (0) 161 295 5145; E‐mail: d.g.caldwell@salford.ac.uk
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D.G. Caldwell
D.G. Caldwell
School of Computing, Science and Engineering, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 161 295 4010; Fax: +44 (0) 161 295 5145; E‐mail: d.g.caldwell@salford.ac.uk
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5791
Print ISSN: 0143-991X
© MCB UP Limited
2003
Industrial Robot (2003) 30 (6): 592–602.
https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910310506864

This paper reviews the current status of devices for use as exoskeletons for assisting or constraining human movements. Applications include teleoperation and force augmentation to allow people to operate more easily or more efficiently in a variety of situations, including military and emergency service applications.

Keywords:
Tactile sensors, Restriction on movement, Human physiology
© MCB UP Limited
2003
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