---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000001057"
title: "Flexible wearable robot"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:03:48.472271Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001057"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
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---

# Flexible wearable robot

## 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.