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  • Ye Ding / Harvard University

    Harvard researchers make better, smarter walking aids

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    Daniel Cooper
    Daniel Cooper
    03.05.2018

    Humans don't all look, talk, or walk the same, with us shifting our weight and style in order to save much energy as possible. This adaptability is a problem for researchers who want to build assistive devices for folks with mobility issues, however. It's what has prompted a team out of Harvard to craft an algorithm that can determine the wearer's individual needs after just twenty minutes of analysis.