Fig. 1

Context of Use of Wearable Robotic Devices: A General usage purposes: augmentation, assistance, therapy and other. *Other usage purposes reported were: all of the above (n = 3), brain computer interfaces (n = 2), fitness and sports tracking (n =1), training and assistance for surgery (n = 1), benchmarking (n = 1) and user research (n = 1), B Supervision form: We can differentiate between fully supervised, partially-supervised (aided) and unsupervised use of WRD, C Target body areas: The relative frequencies of the four general usage purposes are reported for each body area D Usage environment: The intended use ranges from rather controlled (laboratory, clinic, home) to more dynamic (leisure, military, work) environments E Target population of medical applications: For the medical applications (therapy and assistance) respondents reported the specific target groups. **Other target groups where as: visually impaired, essential tremor, trauma, rhabdomyolysis, peripheral artery disease, first responders (emergency), physical training and exercise, and sports injuries