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Does an unpowered clutch engage a spring in parallel with the Achilles tendon when the foot is on the ground, offloading the calf muscles and making walking easier?


Yes, when walking with a passive-elastic ankle exoskeleton.


That's... exactly what the caption under the first image says.


He's mocking the article, which repeats that caption on every picture.


The problem is, the linked "article" is not the article.

This is the article: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?org=NSF&cntn_id=13466...




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