Accelerating Motor Learning and Skills Acquisition in Sports Using Robotics

An apparatus for teaching a person how to move their body in a particular way, the apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of first cables;
• a first fastener configured to fasten the plurality of first cables to the person's pelvis;
• a plurality of first actuators, each of which is configured to, when actuated, exert a pull force on a respective one of the first cables;
• a plurality of second cables;
• a second fastener configured to fasten the plurality of second cables to the person's torso;
• a plurality of second actuators, each of which is configured to, when actuated, exert a pull force on a respective one of the second cables;
• and
• a controller configured to generate a sequence of commands that results in a synchronized actuation of the plurality of first actuators and the plurality of second actuators,
• wherein the synchronized actuation of the plurality of first actuators and the plurality of second actuators causes corresponding synchronized pull forces to be applied to the plurality of first cables and plurality of second cables, respectively,
• wherein the synchronized pull forces applied to the plurality of first cables and the plurality of second cables cause corresponding synchronized forces to be applied to the first fastener and the second fastener, respectively,
• wherein the synchronized forces applied to the first fastener and the second fastener cause corresponding synchronized forces to be applied to the person's pelvis and the person's torso, respectively, and
• wherein the sequence of commands is selected so the forces applied to person's pelvis and the person's torso help teach the person how to move their body in the particular way.