The programme researches the benefits that regular walking in a robotic exoskeleton can provide for adults and children with spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions. Through the programme, adults and children complete sessions of supported walking in the Ekso Bionics exoskeleton, helping our researchers to advance the rapidly developing field of robotics in neuro-rehabilitation. In the future, we predict robotic applications for this population will be commonplace and we aim to establish DCU as a centre of excellence for this.
The benefits reported by service users have included:
We are currently seeking philanthropic support for this programme that will enable DCU’s School of Health and Human Performance to explore the impact of paediatric exoskeleton therapy in community settings such as schools and health centres.
