Ekso Bionics, Inc.

Brett Jaeger

Nicholas Fleming

Chris Paretich

Matthew Sweeney

Russdon Angold

Russ Angold

Mario Solano

Thomas Mastaler

Emily Rogers

Katherine Calvert

A positionable tool support device is mounted near a work surface for supporting a tool for a user. The tool support device includes a surface mount to secure the tool support device to a support surface. A gravity-balancing articulated arm assembly is coupled to and extends from the surface mount. The gravity-balancing articulated arm assembly is selectively adjustable about both vertical and horizontal axes. A rigid support extension is coupled to the gravity-balancing articulated arm assembly for selective rotation relative to the gravity-balancing articulated arm assembly. A flexible tensile member is coupled to and extends, in a relaxed state, vertically downward from the rigid support extension. The tensile member is coupled to the tool.

Devices for the support of tools

An exoskeleton includes an arm brace coupled to an arm of a wearer and a tensile member connected to the arm brace. An actuator exerts a pulling force on the tensile member. The pulling force reduces a length of the tensile member between the arm brace and the actuator and causes the arm of the wearer to bend at an elbow.

Device and method for strengthening the arms of human exoskeletons

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Oakland, CA, United States of America

Brett Jaeger