Haptic technology provides tactile and resistance feedback to surgeons as they operate the robotic device.

The surgeon uses joysticks that track movements, which are then translated in real-time to the scaled movements of a robotic device that enables the operation to take place.

And robotic devices are also helping with medical care and heavy lifting in the home.

The development of the exoskeleton locomotor device would provide an inexpensive alternative to the robotic devices.

Robotic devices also facilitate three-dimensional kinematic studies and correlated hydrodynamic analyses, as the location of the locomotor surface can be known accurately.