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- Biomechatronics and Rehabilitation Technology: University of Twente
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- University of California at Berkeley BlLEEX Project http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/bleex.htm
- MIT Media Lab Biomechatronics Group http://biomech.media.mit.edu/research/research.htm
- University of Twente Biomecahtronics and Rehabilitation Technology Group http://bss.ewi.utwente.nl/research/biomechatronics/
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