Researchers from seven countries are working together to develop a modular exoskeleton for the lower limb made of soft materials as an assistive device for persons with low to moderate mobility restrictions.
Advancement in healthcare and medicine and other comforts of modernity make us live longer than our ancestors: the life expectancy of the average European nearly doubled during the last century. As life expectancy increases, however, so does the number of older people with mild to moderate disability.