Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Non-anthropomorphic Passive Load-carrying Exoskeleton

Soldiers are often required to carry heavy loads during long distance march. Such load carriage can easily induce joint injuries and foot blisters, which further reduce the wearer’s task performance. To assist human walking with load carriage, various types of robotic devices are proposed, such as powered exoskeletons, supernumerary robotic limbs and suspended backpacks. However, these devices hav...