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Development of VariLeg, an exoskeleton with variable stiffness actuation: first results and user evaluation from the CYBATHLON 2016

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-018-0360-4

Published Online: 2018-03-13

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Schrade, Stefan O. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9316-1265
Dätwyler, Katrin

Stücheli, Marius

Studer, Kathrin

Türk, Daniel-Alexander

Meboldt, Mirko

Gassert, Roger

Lambercy, Olivier
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

ETH Research Grant ETH-22 13-2

ETH Foundation

Swiss National Science Foundation, National Center of Competence in Research on Robotics
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Article History

Received: 23 August 2017

Accepted: 26 February 2018

First Online: 13 March 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The necessity of an ethics approval for the testing with respect to the development and training for the CYBATHLON 2016 was waived. The testing and development was performed in agreement with the guidelines of good clinical practice and the Declaration of Helsinki. The test users gave informed consent to participate in the tests and the training.

: The test users agreed to the publication of this report and the use of the photos.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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