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Cybathlon 2024 Gold Medalist
Walkon Suit F1 for Cybathlon is a prototype wearable robot that won the gold medal in the coveted Cybathlon 2024 global competition. Team KAIST—comprising Exo Lab, Move Lab, and Angel Robotics—secured the gold medal at the Cybathlon 2024 with the WSF1 prototype. Pilot Seunghwan Kim and the WSF1 gracefully passed all 6 courses they aimed at, surpassing every competitor who took part in the global competition after beginning the race from his wheelchair, unassisted, before rising to his feet. Move Lab took part in the project from defining the design goals to delivering the working prototype with the help of many teams and individuals who fearlessly took on a challenge never been encountered before. Move Lab is honoured to have helped the entire team KAIST envision and materialise ground-breaking innovations in the most fitting, super-hero vibe... 1 +1 = 1
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A wearable robot you can put on without anyone's help
The Cybathlon 2024’s gold-medal-winning Walkon Suit F1 is a wearable robot that helps people with paraplegia move with ease, power, and style. Primarily conceived to compete in the global competition and to showcase its ground-breaking innovations, it distinguishes itself from the rest with its bold yet harmonious design and innovations - The robot approaches you to where you are, the front-loading mechanism lets you put it on without anyone’s help, the robot can self-balance with the user while providing ample power and unprecedented level of ROM by 12 powerful actuators, its bold and athletic design empowers the user to the next level.
A wearable robot that comes to you.
The Cybahtlon 2024’s gold-medal-winning Walkon Suit F1 is a wearable robot that helps people with paraplegia move with ease, power, and style. Primarily conceived to compete in the global competition and to showcase its ground-breaking innovations, it distinguishes itself from the rest with its bold yet harmonious design and innovations - The robot approaches you to where you are, the front-loading mechanism lets you put it on without anyone’s help, the robot can self-balance with the user while providing ample power and unprecedented level of ROM by 12 powerful actuators, its bold and athletic design empowers the user to the next level.
A wearable robot you can put on without anyone's help.
Current wearable robots that support patients with paraplegia have crucial limitations in that they have to be worn from behind, which makes it impossible for the disabled to put them on by themselves, essentially limiting their freedom, forcing them to rely completely on the presence of another person. WSF1 works as a half-humanoid. It walks toward you wherever you’re - and thanks to its front-loading feature you can put it on without having to lift yourself up from the chair to transfer to the machine. You can simply dock your boots and vest while you’re seated, which could all be done without the need of a helper. Truly ground breaking.
