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An exoskeleton is a hard outer shell that covers the bodies of certain animals, like insects and dragonflies. Animals shed their exoskeletons as they grow, leaving behind the discarded shells you might find in nature.
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6,921 papers- Exoskeleton Application to Military Manual Handling Tasks.ReviewHuman factors · 2022Proud JK, Lai DTH, Mudie KL et al.DOI: 10.1177/0018720820957467
- Flexible lower limb exoskeleton systems: A review.ReviewNeuroRehabilitation · 2022Meng Q, Zeng Q, Xie Q et al.DOI: 10.3233/NRE-210300
- Lower Limb Exoskeleton Sensors: State-of-the-Art.ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Neťuková S, Bejtic M, Malá C et al.DOI: 10.3390/s22239091
- Multidisciplinary collaboration on exoskeleton development adopting user-centered design: a systematic integrative review.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 2024Cheng CYM, Lee CCY, Chen CK et al.DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2022.2134470
- Exoskeleton technology in nursing practice: assessing effectiveness, usability, and impact on nurses' quality of work life, a narrative review.ReviewBMC nursing · 2024Vallée ADOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-01821-3
- Exoskeleton robots for lower limb assistance: A review of materials, actuation, and manufacturing methods.ReviewProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2021Hussain F, Goecke R, Mohammadian MDOI: 10.1177/09544119211032010
- Influence of exoskeleton use on welding quality during a simulated welding task.ReviewWearable technologies · 2022Schalk M, Schalk I, Bauernhansl T et al.DOI: 10.1017/wtc.2022.13
- A Wearable Lower Limb Exoskeleton: Reducing the Energy Cost of Human Movement.ReviewMicromachines · 2022Tang X, Wang X, Ji X et al.DOI: 10.3390/mi13060900
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An exoskeleton () is a skeleton that is on the exterior of an animal in the form of hardened integument, which both supports the body's shape and protects the internal organs, in contrast to an internal endoskeleton (e.g. that of a human) which is enclosed underneath other soft tissues. Some large, hard and non-flexible protective exoskeletons are known as shell or armour.