Wearable robots for the real world need vision.

Sci Robot

John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.

Published: May 2024

To enhance wearable robots, understanding user intent and environmental perception with novel vision approaches is needed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.adj8812DOI Listing

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