Robot suit helps researchers understand better rehab for spinal injury patients

This study looked at how a robotic body-weight support system called 'the FLOAT' changes the way people with incomplete spinal cord injury perform everyday tasks like walking, standing up, and climbing stairs. About 65 participants (including healthy volunteers) did these activities with and without the robot's help while their movements and muscle activity were measured. The goal was to learn how to design better, more natural movement training for rehabilitation.