Meet Kim Seung-hwan, who defied the odds and took his first steps with the help of the WalkON Suit F1, a groundbreaking Iron ...
The device, called WalkON Suit F1, is a powered exoskeleton that enables users to walk, navigate obstacles, and climb stairs.
Kim Seung-Hwan is paraplegic, but he's able to stand and walk because of a creation he had a hand in. The Walkon Suit F1 was ...
The WalkON Suit F1 was developed by the Exoskeleton Laboratory at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
Inspired by the film series Iron Man, researchers in South Korea have unveiled a lightweight robotic exoskeleton designed to assist individuals with paraplegia, the paralysis of the lower half of ...
Inspired by the film series Iron Man, researchers in South Korea have unveiled a lightweight robotic exoskeleton designed to ...
The researchers are from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's (KAIST) Exoskeleton Lab. Kim Seung-hwan, a team member who uses a wheelchair himself, demonstrated ...
The powered exoskeleton, named WalkON Suit F1, features aluminium and titanium composition to weigh in at 50 kg (110 lb), and is powered by 12 electronic motors that simulate the movements of ...
RESEARCH­ERS have developed a lightweight wearable robot that can walk up to paraplegic users and lock itself onto them, ...