Table 1 Studies that have investigated human adaptation processes while walking with assistance from a wearable robot
From: Learning to walk with a wearable robot in 880 simple steps: a pilot study on motor adaptation
Study | Walking speed (m/s) | Supported DoF | Controller | Peak support | Metabolic effect size | Adaptation time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sawicki [19] | 1.25 | Ankle PF | Myoelectric | 100 W | − 10% |  ~ 90 |
Galle [20] | 1.36 | Ankle PF | Kinematic | 245 W | − 16.6% | 18.5 |
Koller [48] | 1.2 | Ankle PF | Myoelectric | 144 W | − 17.8% |  ~ 30 |
Panizzolo [25] | 1.5b | Hip E | Kinematic | 300 N | − 10.5% |  ~ 10 |
Here | 0.9a | Hip E, Knee E | Kinematic | 100 N | − 5.1% | 10 (~ 880 steps) |