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Exoskeletons: Wearable Robots Bring New Functionality to the

Rehabilitation Markets

Exoskeleton Spinal Cord Injury

Stroke Protocols Active Prostheses

Exoskeletons Robotic Technologies

Leverage Neuroplasticity Wearable Robotics

Strengthen The Upper Extremity

Wearable Robots Strengthen The Lower

Extremity Hand Rehabilitation

Physical Therapy Automation Recovery After Hip Injury

Wrist Rehabilitation

Stroke Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Software

Hip Rehabilitation Anti-Gravity Treadmill

Gait Training Spinal Cord Injury

Rehabilitation

Exoskeleton s: Deliver Higher Quality Rehabilitation, Provide Growth Strategy for

Clinical Facilities

Exoskeletons: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015-2021

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts (April 2, 2015) – WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a

new study Exoskeleton : Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021. The 2015

study has 254 pages, 102 tables and figures. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth

as the exoskeletons are used inside rehabilitation treatment centers and at home to provide stability for

paraplegics and people who need gait training. Ultimately exoskeletons will be used for the rehabilitation

of all patients with serious physical injuries or physical dysfunction.

Exoskeleton robots support walking for previously wheel chair bound patients: They function as

wearable robots that bring new functionality to the rehabilitation markets. Exoskeleton robots promote

upright walking and relearning of lost functions in a patient needing physical therapy. Exoskeletons can

play a significant role in this medical treatment process. Emerging markets promise to have dramatic

and rapid growth. Exoskeletons deliver higher quality rehabilitation, provide growth strategy for clinical

facilities.

Relearning of lost functions in a patient depends on stimulation of desire to conquer the disability. The

Exoskeleton can show patients progress and keep the progress occurring, encouraging patients to work

on getting healthier. Independent functioning of patients depends on intensity of treatment, task-specific

exercises, active initiation of movements and motivation and feedback. Exoskeleton can assist with these

tasks in multiple ways. Creating a gaming aspect to the rehabilitation process has brought a significant

improvement in systems.




As patients get stronger and more coordinated, a therapist can program the exoskeleton robot to let them

bear more weight and move more freely in different directions, walking, kicking a ball, or even lunging to

the side to catch one. The robot can follow the patient’s lead as effortlessly as a ballroom dancer, its

presence nearly undetectable until it senses the patient starting to drop and quickly stops a fall. In the

later stages of physical therapy, the robot can nudge patients off balance to help them learn to recover.

According to Susan Eustis, principal author of the team that developed the market research study,

“Exoskeleton robotic therapy stimulus of upper and lower limbs provides a way for people who cannot

walk to be upright and move from a vertical position, a very exciting market development. Examples of

the excellent motor recovery after stroke that can be achieved using an exoskeleton.” Lower limb

systems and exoskeleton systems provide wheelchair bound patients the ability to get out of a wheelchair

The exoskeleton products that work are still emerging as commercial devices. All the products that are

now commercially viable are positioned to achieve significant staying power in the market long term,

providing those companies that offer them with a possibility for long term leadership position in the

market.

Rehabilitation robotic technologies developed in the areas of stroke rehabilitation and SCI represent

therapeutic interventions with utility at varying points of the continuum of care. Exoskeletons are a

related technology, but provide dramatic support for walking for people who simply cannot walk.

Robotics has tremendous ability to reduce disability and lead to better outcomes for patients with

paralysis due to traumatic injury. With the use of exoskeletons, patient recovery of function is subtle or

non existent, but getting patients able to walk and move around is of substantial benefit, People using

exoskeleton robots are able to make continued progress in regaining functionality even years after an

injury.

It is a question of cost. The insurance will only pay for a small amount of exoskeleton rehabilitation.

More marketing will have a tremendous effect in convincing people that they can achieve improvements

even after years of effort.

Rehabilitation robotics includes development of devices for assisting performance of sensorimotor

functions. Devices help arm, hand, leg rehabilitation by supporting repetitive motion that builds

neurological pathways to support use of the muscles. Development of different schemes for assisting

therapeutic training is innovative. Assessment with sensorimotor performance helps patients move parts

of the body that have been damaged.




Robotic exoskeleton rehabilitation equipment is mostly used in rehabilitation clinical facilities, though

there is some effort to build a home market. There is a huge opportunity for launching a homecare

equipment market if it is done through sports clubs rather than through clinical facilities. People expect

insurance to pay for medical equipment but are willing to spend bundles on sports trainer equipment for

the home. Exoskeleton can help stroke patients years after an event, so it makes a difference if someone

keeps working to improve their functioning.

Exoskeleton realistically extend the use of automated process for rehabilitation in the home. The

availability of affordable devices that improve mobility is not likely to go unnoticed by the sports clubs

and the baby boomer generation, now entering the over 65 age group and seeking to maintain lifestyle.

As clinicians realize that more gains can be made by using Exoskeleton in the home, the pace of

acquisitions will likely pick up.

The exoskeleton robot market size at $16.5 million in 2014 is expected grow dramatically to reach $2.1

billion by 2021. Exoskeleton markets will be separate and additive to the robotic rehabilitation market.

A separate exoskeleton market will create growth by the weight of excellent device capabilities. Market

growth is a result of the effectiveness of robotic treatment of muscle difficulty. The usefulness of the

Exoskeleton is increasing. Doing more sophisticated combinations of exercise have become more feasible

as the technology evolves. Patients generally practice 1,000 varied movements per session. With the

robots, more sessions are possible.

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Exoskeleton , Active Prostheses, Exoskeletons , Robotic Technologies Leverage Neuroplasticity, Wearable Robotics,

Strengthen The Upper Extremity, Strengthen The Lower Extremity, Hand Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Automation,

Recovery After Hip Injury, Wrist Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation, Exoskeleton Software, Hip Rehabilitation, Anti-

Gravity Treadmill, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation,




Companies Profiled

Market Leaders

Ekso Bionics ReWalk

Market Participants

AlterG

Ekso Bionics

Hocoma

Parker Hannifin

ReWalk Robotics

RexBionics

Sarcos

University of Twente

Catholic University of America

Exoskeleton : Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021

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Exoskeleton: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide,

2015-2021

Table of Contents Exoskeleton robotic devices automate process in a manner that significantly extends the time rehabilitation is useful,

dramatically increasing the value of the rehabilitation. Advanced Exoskeleton technologies are associated with

emerging rehabilitation systems that are used to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. Technologies

that make exoskeletons feasible are closely associated with new materials and smaller, lighter, more feature loaded

electronics, software, and sensors.

Exoskeleton Executive Summary

The study is designed to give a comprehensive overview of the Exoskeleton device market segment.

Research represents a selection from the mountains of data available of the most relevant and cogent




market materials, with selections made by the most senior analysts. Commentary on every aspect of the

market from independent analysts creates an independent perspective in the evaluation of the market. In

this manner the study presents a comprehensive overview of what is going on in this market, assisting

managers with designing market strategies likely to succeed.

Exoskeleton Table of Contents EXOSKELETON ROBOTS MARKET SHARES, MARKET STRATEGY, AND MARKET FORECASTS, 2015 TO 2021 1 EXOSKELETON EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 23

Exoskeleton Market Driving Forces 23 Exoskeletons as Rehabilitation Assistive Devices 24

Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robots Decrease the Cost of Recovery 26

Exoskeleton Market Shares 27

Medical Exoskeleton Market Forecasts 29 1. EXOSKELETON MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS 31

1.1 Market Growth Drivers For Exoskeletons 31

1.2 Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 32 1.2.1 Ekso Pulse System 34

1.2.2 Electrical Stimulation 35

1.2.3 Robotic Therapy Devices 35

1.2.4 Partial Body Weight-Supported Treadmill 36

1.2.5 Virtual Reality (including Wii-hab) 37

1.2.6 Brain Stimulation 37

1.2.7 Acupuncture 37

1.2.8 Mental Practice 38

1.2.9 Mirror Therapy 38

1.2.10 Evidence-Based Treatment Protocols 38

1.3 Traumatic Brain Injury Program 39 1.3.1 Concussion Program 39

1.4 Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Trends 40 1.4.1 Robotic Exoskeleton Team Research Studies 40

1.4.2 Exoskeleton Research in the Market For Use In Gait Training 42

1.4.3 Running with Robots 44

1.4.4 Use Of Video Game Technology In PT 45

1.4.5 Telemedicine Growing Trend In The Physical Therapy Space 46

1.5 Exoskeleton Market Definition 47

1.6 Robotic Rehabilitation Devices Based On Automated Process 49 1.6.1 Automated Process for Rehabilitation Robots 50

1.6.2 Why Rehabilitation is Essential 56

1.6.3 Rehabilitation Involves Relearning of Lost Functions 57

1.7 Robotic Exoskeletons Empower Patient Rehabilitation Achievements 60 1.7.1 Seizing the Robotics Opportunity 60

1.7.2 Modular Self-Reconfiguring Robotic Systems 61

1.8 Home Medical Exoskeletons 61 1.8.1 Telemedicine and Domestic Robots 62

1.8.2 Rehabilitation Robots Provide Intensive Training For Patients And Physical Relief For Therapists 63

2. EXOSKELETON MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS 65

2.1 Exoskeleton Market Driving Forces 65 2.1.1 Exoskeletons as Rehabilitation Assistive Devices 66

2.1.2 Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robots Decrease the Cost of Recovery 68

2.2 Exoskeleton Market Shares 69 2.2.1 Medical Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robot Market Shares, Units 74

2.2.1 Ekso Exoskeleton Market Share Unit Analysis 75

2.2.2 Ekso Bionics Robotic Suit Helps Paralyzed Man Walk Again 75

2.2.3 ReWalk™ Exoskeleton Suit Home Use 77




2.2.4 AlterG Bionic Leg Customer Base 77

2.2.5 Hocoma Robotic Rehabilitation 78

2.2.6 Homoca Helping Patients To Grasp The Initiative And Reach Towards Recovery 79

2.2.7 Able-Bodied Exoskeletons 82

2.3 Medical Exoskeleton Market Forecasts 83 2.3.1 Medical Exoskeleton Robot Market Segments 86

2.3.2 Medical Extremities, Stroke CPM, And Exoskeleton Robot Market Segments 88

2.3.3 Market for Limited Mobility Devices 90

2.3.4 Spinal Cord Injuries 92

2.4 Rehabilitation Robot Market Forecasts 93 2.4.1 Rehabilitation Robots Unit Shipments 95

2.4.2 Rehabilitation Robots Market Penetration Forecasts Worldwide, 2014-2020 97

2.4.3 Gait Training 102

2.4.4 Sports Training 103

2.4.5 Exoskeletons 103

2.4.6 End-effectors 103

2.4.7 Exoskeleton-Based Rehabilitation 104

2.4.8 Mobility Training Level Of Distribution 104

2.5 Disease Incidence and Prevalence Analysis 107 2.5.1 Robotic Therapeutic Stroke Rehabilitation 107

2.5.2 Aging Of The Population 108

2.5.3 Disease Rehabilitation 109

2.5.1 Rehabilitation of Hip Injuries 110

2.6 Exoskeleton Prices 111 2.6.1 Ekso Bionics 111

2.7 Rehabilitation Robots Regional Analysis 113 2.7.1 Ekso Bionics Regional Presence 114

3. EXOSKELETON PRODUCTS 116

3.1 Exoskeletons 116 3.1.1 Muscle Memory 116

3.2 Ekso Bionics 117 3.2.1 Ekso Gait Training Exoskeleton Uses 123

3.2.2 Ekso Bionics Rehabilitation 128

3.2.3 Ekso Bionics Robotic Suit Helps Paralyzed Man Walk Again 131

3.2.4 Ekso Go To Market Strategy 131

3.2.5 Ekso Exoskeleton To Achieve Rehabilitation In The Home 133

3.3 Rewalk 134 3.3.1 ReWalk™ Exoskeleton Suit Home Use 136

3.3.2 ReWalk™ Personal System 140

3.3.3 ReWalk™ Rehabilitation 142

3.4 Rex Bionics 142

3.5 Berkley Robotics Laboratory Exoskeletons 144 3.5.1 Berkley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory ExoHiker 144

3.5.2 Berkley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory ExoClimber 146

3.5.3 Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton (BLEEX) 148

3.5.4 Berkley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory Exoskeleton 148

3.6 Hocoma Products 150 3.6.1 Hocoma ArmeoSpring Based On An Ergonomic Arm Exoskeleton 154

3.6.2 Hocoma Armeo®Spring Clinical Success 154

3.6.3 Hocoma Armeo Functional Therapy Of The Upper Extremities 156

3.6.4 Hocoma Armeo®Spring - Functional Arm and Hand Therapy 157

3.7 AlterG: PK100 PowerKnee 159 3.7.1 AlterG Bionic Leg 161

3.7.2 Alterg / Tibion Bionic Leg 163

3.7.3 AlterG Bionic Leg Customer Base 165

3.7.4 AlterG M300 165

3.7.5 AlterG M300 Robotic Rehabilitation Treadmill 169




3.8 Parker Hannifin Indego 171

3.9 Catholic University of America Arm Therapy Robot ARMin III 173 3.9.1 Catholic University of America Armin Iii Project Description: 174

3.9.2 Catholic University of America HandSOME Hand Spring Operated Movement Enhancer 175

3.10 Sarcos / Raytheon 176 3.10.1 Raytheon XOS 2: Second Generation Exoskeleton 179

3.10.2 Sarcos LC Acquires Raytheon Sarcos Unit of Raytheon 180

3.11 DARPA Funded Exoskeleton 184

3.12 The Springtail/XFV Exo-skeletor Flying Vehicle 186

3.13 HEXORR: Hand EXOskeleton Rehabilitation Robot 187

3.14 Mira Lopes Gait Rehabilitation Device 192 3.14.1 Prototype of University of Twente LOPES with 8 Actuated Degrees of Freedom 193

4. EXOSKELETON TECHNOLOGY 196

4.1 Exoskeleton Medical Technology 196

4.2 Robotic Actuator Energy 197 4.2.1 Elastic Actuators 198

4.3 Rehabilitation Robotic Risk Mitigation 199

4.4 Exoskeleton Multi-Factor Solutions 205 4.4.1 Biometallic Materials Titanium (Ti) and its Alloys 205

4.5 Cognitive Science 206

4.6 Artificial Muscle 207

4.7 Regulations 209 5. EXOSKELETON COMPANY PROFILES 211

5.1 AlterG 211 5.1.1 AlterG M300 Customers 214

5.1.2 AlterG M300 219

5.1.3 AlterG™ Acquires Tibion Bionic Leg 220

5.2 Ekso Bionics 221 5.2.1 Ekso Exoskeletons for Medical and Wellness: 222

5.2.2 Ekso Able-bodied Exoskeletons 222

5.2.3 Ekso Bionics Holdings 223

5.2.4 Ekso Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2014 Financial Results 225

5.2.5 Ekso Bionics Seeks To Lead The Technological Revolutions 226

5.2.6 Ekso Bionics HULC Technology Licensed to the Lockheed Martin Corporation 227

5.2.7 Ekso Bionics Regional Presence 227

5.2.8 Ekso Bionics Customers 228

5.3 Hocoma 236 5.3.1 Hocoma Revenue 239

5.4 Parker 240 5.4.1 Parker Revenue for Fiscal 2015 Second Quarter Sales 241

5.4.2 Parker Hannifin Segment Results Fiscal 2015 Second Quarter 242

5.5 ReWalk Robotics 242 5.5.1 ReWalk Revenue 244

5.5.2 ReWalk Year-End 2014 Financial Highlights 245

5.6 RexBionics 246

5.7 Sarcos 247 5.7.1 Sarcos LC Acquires Raytheon Sarcos Unit 247

5.8 University of Twente 248 ABOUT THE COMPANY 249

Research Methodology 250




List of Tables and Figures Table ES-1 26

Rehabilitation Robot Market Driving Forces 26

Figure ES-2 28

Exoskeleton Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2014 28

Figure ES-3 29

Medical Exoskeleton Robot Market Shipments Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, 2015-2021 29

Table 1-1 52

Robotic Rehabilitation Devices Automated Process Benefits 52

Table 1-2 55

Robotic Rehabilitation Devices Emerging Technologies 55

Table 1-3 56

Robotic Rehabilitation Wearable Devices Benefits 56

Table 1-4 58

Rehabilitation Involves Relearning Lost Function 58

Table 1-5 59

Rehabilitation Lost Function Relearning Initiatives 59

Table 2-1 68

Rehabilitation Robot Market Driving Forces 68

Figure 2-2 70


Table 2-3 71


Table 2-4 74

Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robot Market Shares, Dollars and Units, Worldwide, 2014 74

Table 2-5 78

Hocoma Robotic Rehabilitation Used In Rehabilitation Medicine: 78

Figure 2-6 80

Homoca Continuum of Rehabilitation 80

Figure 2-7 81

Comparison of the Hocoma Armeo Products 81

Figure 2-8 83

Medical Exoskeleton Robot Market Shipments Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, 2015-2021 83

Table 2-9 84

Exoskeleton Robots: Dollars Shipments, Worldwide, 2015-2021 84

Table 2-10 85

Exoskeleton Robots: Units Shipments, Worldwide, 2015-2021 85

Table 2-11 87

Medical Exoskeleton Robot Market Segments, High End and

Low End, Units and Dollars, Worldwide, 2015-2021 87

Table 2-12 88

Medical Rehabilitation and Exoskeleton Robot Market Segments:

Extremities, Stroke CPM, and Exoskeletons, Dollars, Worldwide, 2015-2021 88

Table 2-13 89

Medical Rehabilitation Robot, Extremities, Stroke CPM, and

Exoskeleton Market Segments, Percent, Worldwide, 2015-2021 89

Table 2-14 91

Spinal Cord Injury Causes, Worldwide, 2014 91

Figure 2-15 93

Rehabilitation Robot Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, 2015-2021 93




Table 2-16 94

Rehabilitation Robots Market Forecasts, Dollars, Shipments, Worldwide, 2015-2021 94

Figure 2-17 95

Rehabilitation Robots: Units Shipments, Worldwide, 2015-2021 95

Table 2-18 96

Rehabilitation Robots: Units Shipments, Worldwide, 2015-2021 96

Figure 2-19 97

Rehabilitation Robots: Facility Market Penetration Forecasts, Units, Worldwide, 2014-2020 97

Table 2-20 98

Rehabilitation Facility Robot Market Penetration Forecasts Worldwide, 2014-2020 98

Table 2-21 99

Exoskeleton Market Penetration Forecasts Worldwide,

High End Facilities, Small and Mid Size Rehabilitation Facilities, 2014-2020 99

Table 2-22 100

Exoskeleton Market Segments, Lower Extremities, Upper Extremities,

Anti-Gravity High End, Anti-Gravity Low End, and Tools Worldwide, 2014-2020 100

Table 2-23 101

Rehabilitation Small and Mid-Size Facility Robot Market Penetration

Forecasts Worldwide, 2014-2020 101

Table 2-24 102

Rehabilitation High End Facility Robot Market Penetration Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014-2020 102

Table 2-25 106

Rehabilitation Robot Categories 106

Table 2-26 108

US Stroke Incidence Numbers 108

Table 2-27 111

Physical Therapy Enhances Recovery After Hip Injury 111

Figure 2-28 113

Rehabilitation Robots Regional Market Segments, Dollars, 2014 113

Table 2-29 114

Rehabilitation Robots Regional Market Segments, 2014 114

Figure 2-30 115




Ekso Bionics Regional Presence

Source:

Ekso Bionics. 115

Figure 3-1 120

Esko Technology 120

Figure 3-2 122

Ekso Bionics Gait Training 122

Figure 3-3 123

Ekso Bionics Gait Training Functions 123

Table 3-4 124

Ekso Gait Training Exoskeleton Functions 124

Table 3-5 125

Ekso Gait Training Exoskeleton Functions 125

Figure 3-6 126

Ekso Bionics Step Support System 126

Table 3-7 127

Ekso Bionics Operation Modes 127

3.2.2 Ekso Bionics 128

Figure 3-8 129

Figure 3-9 130

Ekso Bionics Bionic Suit 130

Table 3-10 132

Ekso GT™ Variable Assist to Physical Conditions 132

Figure 3-11 137

ReWalk Robotics Exoskeleton Technology 137

Figure 3-12 138

ReWalk Robotics Exoskeleton Wrist Technology 138

Figure 3-13 139

ReWalk Controls Movement Using Subtle Changes In Center Of Gravity, Mimics The Natural Gait Pattern Of The Legs 139

Figure 3-14 141

ReWalk Forward Tilt Of The Upper Body Is Sensed By The System, Which Triggers The First Step 141

Figure 3-15 143

RexBionics Hands-Free, Robotic Walking Device 143

Figure 3-16 145




Berkley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory ExoHiker 145

Figure 3-17 147

Berkley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory ExoClimber 147

Table 3-18 148

Berkley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory Exoskeleton 148

Figure 3-19 150

Hocoma Lokomat Pro 150

Table 3-20 151

Hocoma Patient Rehabilitation Conditions Addressed 151

Table 3-21 152

Hocoma Robotic Improvements to Rehabilitation 152

Table 3-22 153

Hocoma Products 153

Table 3-23 153

Hocoma Rehabilitation Functional Therapy 153

Figure 3-24 156

Hocoma Armeo Power Robotic Arm Exoskeleton 156

Figure 3-25 158

Clinical Example of Patients Using the Hocoma Armeo®Spring 158

Figure 3-26 159

AlterG: PK100 PowerKnee 159

Figure 3-27 161

AlterG Bionic Neurologic And Orthopedic Therapy Leg 161

Figure 3-28 163

Tibion Bionic Leg 163

Figure 3-29 166

AlterG M300 Robotic Rehabilitation Treadmill 166

Figure 3-30 167

AlterG M300 Robotic Leg, Knee and Thigh Rehabilitation Treadmill 167

Table 3-31 168

AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill Precise Unweighting Technology Patient Rehabilitation Functions 168

Figure 3-32 170

AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill Heals patient Faster 170

Figure 3-33 172

Parket Hannifin Indego Exoskeleton 172

Figure 3-34 173

ARMin III Robot For Movement Therapy Following Stroke 173

Figure 3-35 176

Sarcos Exoskeleton Developed by Raytheon 176

Figure 3-36 177

Raytheon XOS Exoframe 177

Figure 3-37 178

Raytheon XOS Exoskeleton 178

Figure 3-38 179

Raytheon XOS 2: Second Generation Exoskeleton 179

Figure 3-39 181

Sarcos Wear Exoskeleton Timeline 181

Figure 3-40 183

Raytheon Tethered Exoskeleton 183

Figure 3-41 186

The Springtail/XFV Exo-skeletor Flying Vehicle 186

Table 3-42 188

HEXORR: Hand EXOskeleton Rehabilitation Robot Technology Benefits 188




Table 3-43 189

HEXORR: Hand EXOskeleton Rehabilitation Robot Technology Monitoring 189

Table 3-44 190

HEXORR: Hand EXOskeleton Rehabilitation Robot Treatment Benefits 190

Table 3-45 191

HEXORR: Hand EXOskeleton Rehabilitation Robot Technology Force and Motion

Sensor Benefits 191

Figure 3-46 193

Prototype of LOPES with 8 actuated Degrees of Freedom by Means Of

Series Elastic Actuation 193

Table 4-1 200

Exoskeleton System Concerns Addressed During System Design 200

Table 4-5 206

Rehabilitation Robots Software Functions 206

Table 5-1 211

AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmillsr Features 211

Built on differential air pressure technology 211

Table 5-2 212

AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmillsr Target Markets 212

Table 5-3 213

AlterG Product Positioning 213

Figure 5-4 215

Selected US Regional AlterG M300 Customer CLusters 215

Figure 5-5 220

AlterG / Tibion Bionic Leg 220

Figure 5-6 228

Ekso Bionics Regional Presence 228

Table 5-7 237

Hocoma Robotic Rehabilitation Used In Rehabilitation Medicine: 237

Table 5-8 238

Hocoma Therapy Solutions Treatments 238




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development services. She is a graduate of Boston University and the Program for Management Development at

Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. She is the author of recent studies on worldwide

telecommunications markets, the top ten internet equipment companies, the top ten contract manufacturing

companies, and the Top Ten Telecommunications market analysis and forecasts.

Susan Eustis, President, co-founder of WinterGreen Research is a senior analyst. She has done research in

communications and computer markets and applications. She holds several patents in microcomputing and parallel

processing. She has the original patents in electronic voting machines where she was featured in People Magazine in

1976. She has new patent applications in format varying, mulitprocessing, and electronic voting. She is the author of

recent studies of the Solar Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Thin Film Batteries, Business Process Management

marketing strategies, Internet equipment, biometrics, a study of Internet Equipment, Worldwide Telecommunications

Equipment, Top Ten Telecommunications, Digital Loop Carrier, Web Hosting, Web Services, and Application Integration

markets. Ms. Eustis is a graduate of Barnard College. Susan Eustis was named as top female executive of the year by

Who’s Who Worldwide in 2012. She was named page one of the top 100 Industry leaders in Who’s Who Worldwide in

2013.

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