Assist recovery,
restore mobility
Robotic assistance that delivers measurable support during rehabilitation, improving day-to-day outcomes.
Wearable Robotics for Lower Body Assistance
The development of APO – Active Pelvis Orthosis originates from the European CyberLegs project. APO is a prototype device designed to deliver adaptive assistance at specific phases of the gait cycle, asymmetrically when required, enabling its use across a wide range of mobility impairments.
Our work builds on years of research in human–robot interaction and gait dynamics, with the aim of providing clinicians and researchers with advanced tools to study, support, and train movement in a controlled and safe manner.
Evidence from Multi-Year Clinical Research
APO has been tested in real-world conditions with diverse patient populations from three countries (US, Italy and Belgium) to explore both the assistive and the rehabilitative roles of the device.
participants
of different clinical conditions
adverse
events
hours
of APO-assisted walking
major patient groups
post-stroke, transfemoral amputees, Parkinson’s disease, hypomobile elderly
Results
Improvements in
gait speed, stride length, symmetry, endurance
Reduction of compensatory movements
Improvements in
cardiovascular response
in certain studies
Evidence of
short- and long-term gains
following APO-based rehabilitation programs
Research Milestones
2018
Chronic stroke subjects
Case series study – 15 participants
Improvements in gait speed, endurance and gait symmetry.
2019
Transfemoral amputees
Case series study – 12 participants
Improvements in gait speed, gait quality and cardiovascular functions.
2020
Chronic stroke subjects
Case series study – 6 participants
Improvements in gait determinants comparing assisted vs unassisted walking.
2022
Patients with Parkinson’s disease
Case series study – 8 participants
Improvements in gait speed, stride length and cadence.
2023
Chronic stroke subjects
Single-arm study conducted at two clinical sites – 21 participants
Investigation of both short- and long-term effectiveness of APO-based training.
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