Design, control and evaluation of a treadmill-based Pelvic Exoskeleton (PeXo) with self-paced walking mode
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D. Rodriguez-Cianca, C. Rodriguez-Guerrero, V. Grosu, E. De Keersmaecker, E. Swinnen, E. Kerckhofs, B. Vanderborght, D. LefeberAuthors Info & Claims
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