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OT-2026-000001057

Flexible wearable robot

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Robotics & Automation › Robot Architectures
Inventors
HONG MAN BOK, JU SANGHUN, KIM YONGCHEOL, SHIN YOUNG JUNE, TAE KIM GWANG, WOO HANSEUNG
Assignee
AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEV
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US-12594210-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 7 April 2026
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Abstract

A flexible wearable robot for assisting with a walking motion of a user may include a thigh strap to be worn to enclose a thigh portion of a user, a shank strap to be worn to enclose a shank portion of the user, a driver to be worn on a back or waist portion of the user to provide a driving force for assisting with a walking motion of the user, a first driving wire with one end connected to the thigh strap and the other end connected to the driver to receive tension, a second driving wire with one end connected to the shank strap and the other end connected to the driver to receive tension, and a controller to control a drive of the driver to selectively apply tension to at least one of the first driving wire and the second driving wire.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001057, “Flexible wearable robot,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:48 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001057.

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