Rehabilitation device, comprising a motorized tapis roulant, a harness configured to support the weight of the patient; a plurality of infrared light sources, each one directed to light the muscles of a zone of the lower limbs of the patient; a motorized exoskeleton for lower limbs, configured such that it is fastened to the patient femur, tibia and foot and such that it guides his movements while walking in a combined manner with the movement of said tapis roulant; a user interface, arranged in a position visible for the user; a data processing and control unit, configured to control said motorized exoskeleton and said light sources, characterized in that said processing unit is configured to manage an intensity adjusting cycle of said light sources in a differentiated manner for each one of said sources, as a function of the movement cycle imposed by said exoskeleton to the lower limbs.

This load reduction device is provided with: a shock absorption mechanism configured to absorb impact force generated when a user moves; a drive mechanism configured to output torque for reducing a load applied to the user at a joint of a leg of the user; and a torque control unit configured to control the torque output by the drive mechanism on the basis of operation of the shock absorption mechanism.

A load reduction device including a torque estimation unit configured to calculate stance torque output during a stance period and swing torque output during a swing period by a drive mechanism for outputting torque to reduce a load on a user at joints of legs of the user, on the basis of values of loads on soles of the legs and an angle at each of the joints of the legs; a stance/swing determination unit configured to determine whether each of the legs is in a stance state or a swing state; and a torque output smoothing unit configured to smooth, upon a switch in a state of the each of legs, a transition in the torque output by the drive mechanism in accordance with an elapsed time on the basis of the stance torque and the swing torque.

An upper and lower limbs walking rehabilitation device of the present invention includes a foot stepping part, and comprises: a lower frame part; a lower limb link unit provided between the foot stepping part and the lower frame part and providing a walking trajectory to the foot stepping part; an upper frame part detachably provided at the upper end of the lower frame part by means of a detachment part; an upper limb link unit provided at the upper frame part and implementing the movement of upper limbs; and an upper linking part for linking the upper limb link unit and the lower limb link unit.

Examples of a device for guiding and detecting a motion of a target joints and a motion assistance system such motion guiding devices are described. The motion guiding and detecting device comprises a motion generator and a motion transfer and target interfacing unit to transfer the motion generated by the motion generator to the target joint. The system further includes a motion detection and feedback unit that interfaces with the target, and a controller that interfaces with both the feedback unit and the motion generator to control and coordinate the motion of the motion generator and the target joint.

An exoskeleton system is passively powered and pneumatically operated. The system may be a lower-limb system for walking gait restoration. The system may include a first linear actuator located in front of an upper leg section and a second linear actuator located behind a lower leg section.

An exoskeleton wearable on a body of a human having two legs, the exoskeleton comprising a first HAA joint and a second HAA joint to assist the human with leg abduction and adduction movements that are parallel to a frontal plane, each of the first and the second HAA joints having an actuator, each actuator including a motor and a clutch. The exoskeleton further comprises a sensor system for measuring a combined center of mass of the human and the exoskeleton in the frontal plane and a step width of the human in the frontal plane. The exoskeleton further comprises a controller that outputs adjustment angles for each of the first and the second HAA joints based on the center of mass and the step width. The first and the second HAA joints are respectively rotated based on the respective output adjustment angles.

An exoskeleton system includes a body interface and connects to a power supply. The body interface and the power supply include a quick lock connection mechanism arranged to adjust to the height and width of a user. The body interface includes a connection frame that defines at least two anchoring slots at different heights for connecting to corresponding anchors extending from the power supply. The power supply includes a removable locking element for securing the anchors to the anchoring slots at a selected height position. The power supply may have transmission arms driven by a drive system, and an assistive system for connection to a user. The transmission arms may be slidably connected to the drive system and have a locking part to secure the power supply in a plurality of predetermined width positions.

A walking assistance device includes: a belt-shaped lumbar region fixture wound around a lumbar region; a first elastic string-like member an upper part of which is fixed to the lumbar region fixture at a position of an anterior superior iliac spine and a lower part of which extends in an instep direction of a leg and is hooked to a toe region of a sole; and a second elastic string-like member an upper part of which is fixed to the lumbar region fixture above a position of an ischial tuberosity and a lower part of which extends in an ankle direction and is hooked to a heel region of the sole, wherein each of the first elastic string-like member and the second elastic string-like member is bifurcated near a knee of a leg, and the bifurcated parts of the first elastic string-like member and the second elastic string-like member are bound to each other at positions of an outer knee joint fissure gap and an inner knee joint fissure gap.

To provide a joint support unit, etc. capable of being worn on both left and right joints. A joint support unit 20 includes a first link 21 worn on one end side of a knee joint, a second link 22 worn on the other end side of the knee joint, and a driving unit 30 configured to cause the first link 21 and the second link 22 to perform rotational movement, or to relatively perform rotational movement while moving a rotation center and to perform sliding movement.