Wearable robots integrated with high-performance apparel

Wearable Robotic Clothing with Enhanced Comfort and Aesthetics

This technology relates to a wearable robot integrated into high-performance clothing, featuring a base layer made of functional fabric with embedded drive components.

Conventional wearable robotic clothing often suffers from poor waist belt stability and exposed power transmission components, which detract from the garment's seamless integration, aesthetics, and overall comfort.

This technology improves both comfort and appearance by integrating the waist belt and thigh sections into the base layer and housing the power transmission path within a protective cover.

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Key Features:

• A base layer featuring a single, integrated front-and-back pattern tailored to the user's body from the waist to the knees.
• A waist belt section positioned at the top of the base layer and a thigh section positioned at the bottom.
• A power transmission unit that connects the waist belt and thigh sections to deliver assistive force from the actuator to the wearer's lower limbs.
• An upper-body garment that serves as the wearer's top, housing the actuator and battery module that generate the assistive force.

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This invention was developed with support from the Ministry of Science and ICT for the "New Concept Wire-Fabric Mechanism-Based Ankle Assistive Device for Improved Gait Stability and Energy Efficiency" project, and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for the "Development of a Human-Augmented Hybrid Robot Suit Capable of Safe 100m Sprints in 7 Seconds and Comfortable 12-Hour Wear" project.