About UsEXOTRAINER is a small-scale research project called experiment with a duration of 18 months, funded by ECHORD++ under EU FP7. Cooperative research is done in academia-industry consortia, based on actual used cases. The herein proposed experiment requires the collaborative work of a multidisciplinary team of experts in three domains:
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Centre for Automation and Robotics- CSIC is a research partner with previous achievements in the development and control of lower-limb exoskeletons, ATLAS, the first wearable exoskeleton tested in children with quadriplegia; and ARES, the patented technology of variable stiffness joints for lower-limb exoskeletons. CSIC will contribute to this project by advancing the current state of the technology towards its application to SMA patients. CSIC will also coordinate the experiment.
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MB is and industrial partner, which currently owns the IPR of the technology developed in the ATLAS project. MB is committed to the exploitation of this project results, but it is also involved in the definition of requirements, specifications, and in RTD activities of gait control of the exoskeleton. MB staff will also contribute to the clinical evaluation of the exoskeleton taking care of the technical assistance during the experiments.
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HSJD is an internationally renowned children’s hospital. Team HSJD includes renowned experts in neuro-pediatrics and rehabilitation of SMA children (see Partner description for details), and a strong background in clinical trials. In this project, HSJD will define requirements to the exoskeleton for SMA treatment and will execute the clinical evaluation in their facilities. |