COSMOS MAGAZINE
A team from the Biomechatronic Lab at Northern Arizona University (NAU) has developed OpenExo — the world’s first comprehensive open-source exoskeleton framework.
Credit: OpenExo/Northern Arizona University
The system, which is now freely available online, provides all the instructions, code and design files needed to build a working exoskeleton.
Credit: OpenExo/Northern Arizona University
For individuals living with physical disabilities — including spinal cord injuries, stroke-related impairments and cerebral palsy — robotic exoskeletons offer a pathway to greater independence, improved mobility and enhanced quality of life.
Credit: OpenExo/Northern Arizona University
"In a time of diminishing federal grant funding, open-source systems like OpenExo become increasingly critical for facilitating state-of-the-art research on robot-aided rehabilitation and mobility augmentation".
Professor Zach Lerner, Head of Biomechatronic Lab Northern Arizona University