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McGuire VA Medical Center to Receive Ekso Bionics Robotic Exoskeleton Donated by SoldierSocks Foundation

As the United States prepares to celebrate Independence Day and the intrinsic American values of innovation, freedom and limitless possibility, McGuire VA Medical Center is preparing to receive a bionic exoskeleton that represents many of these same values.

27 Jun 2014

Ekso Bionics to Demonstrate Bionic Exoskeleton at JMP Securities Healthcare Conference

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that Nathan Harding, chief executive officer and co-founder will present a corporate update at the 9th Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. EDT in New York City. A live demonstration of their bionic exoskeleton technology will also be provided.

From Ekso Bionics 19 Jun 2014

Seminar on System Design and Development of Gait Rehabilitation Robots at University of Toronto

In this talk, Professor Low will present his recent research works on rehabilitation robotics. His team has developed two gait systems for different purposes. The first is an overground walking gait system, while the second system is an assistive walking device with stabilizer.

17 Jun 2014

Paraplegic Equipped with Robotic Exoskeleton Kicks off FIFA World Cup

A young paraplegic equipped with a robotic exoskeleton kicked off the FIFA World Cup. Pioneered by an international team, the device benefits from a sensory feedback system developed at EPFL.

16 Jun 2014

VA Palo Alto Health Care System Receives Ekso Bionics Robotic Exoskeleton

As FIFA kicks off its opening ceremonies with a mind-controlled exoskeleton, SoldierSocks, a non-profit foundation focused on helping veterans, announced today that VA Palo Alto Health Care System will be receiving its own exoskeleton to launch a new era of rehabilitation. The health care system is the third recipient of an Ekso Bionics™ suit.

16 Jun 2014

Vancouver G.F. Strong Centre to Deploy New Ekso Bionics Suit

Bridging Bionics Foundation, a non-profit corporation focused on assisting with funding bionic exoskeletons for community rehabilitation centers, announced today that G.F. Strong Centre in Vancouver BC will deploy their new Ekso Bionics suit on Monday June 9th.

6 Jun 2014

Lateral Impact Study May Help Improve Robustness of Bionic Robot

The balancing strategy to lateral impact in a rat is closely related to the striked position of the body. The research result can be inspired to improve the robustness of bionic robot. This was found by Dr. JI Aihong and his group from Institute of Bio-inspired Structure and Surface Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

4 Jun 2014

New Study on Thresholds of Biomechanical Loads due to Collisions Between Robots and Humans

Teamwork between humans and robots will be the motto of the future. But robots may not injure humans at all. When does contact cause an injury, though? Researchers are exploring this for the first time in a study.

2 Jun 2014

Ekso Bionics and CSNE Partner to Enrich Human Machine Interface

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today they have been accepted by the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE) as an industry partner. Ekso Bionics and CSNE will work together to enrich the human machine interface and enhance potential neural interface to create links between the nervous system and the outside world.

From Ekso Bionics 29 May 2014

Telit and USRobotics Partner to Ship USR3500 Courier Cellular Modem with Out-of-the-Box 3G Connectivity

Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, products and services and USRobotics, a Division of UNICOM® Global, today announced that the USRobotics new USR3500 Courier Cellular Modem will ship with out-of-the-box 3G connectivity and mobile value added services provided by Telit m2mAIR Mobile.

28 May 2014