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Researchers launch open-source robotic exoskeleton to help people walk

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OpenExo is the first comprehensive open-source robotic exoskeleton framework made freely available to anyone worldwide.

NAU associate professor Zach Lerner 's team has already helped children with cerebral palsy keep up with their friends.

Exoskeletons must be biomechanically beneficial to the person wearing it, so developing them requires extensive trial, error and adaptation.

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