Development of a body weight-support gait training robot

Abstract

Objective:To develop a kind of robot for patients' body weight-support gait training.Method:Two mechanical exoskeleton legs and a vertical slave support,as well as a control system were included in this robot.Result:A robot prototype was developed,which was adjustable,could provide different training modes of active and passive movements and could be adjusted according to the patients' bodily form.Conclusion:Preliminary tests show that this robot can meet the requirements of clinical training and provide the base for further study.