Exoskeleton system providing for a load transfer when a user is standing and kneeling

An exoskeleton system having a standing mode and a kneeling mode comprising:

• a hip joint to provide anatomically emulating three degrees of freedom of movement of the hip joint at a hip location of a user;
• a knee joint to provide anatomically emulating flexion and extension movement of the knee joint at a knee location of the user;
• an ankle joint to provide anatomically emulating forward and backward movement of the ankle joint at an ankle location of the user;
• a knee rocker arm as part of the knee joint to transfer a load to a ground surface when the exoskeleton system is in the kneeling mode, the knee rocker arm configured to extend beyond a knee of the user;
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• a ground rocker arm as part of the ankle joint to transfer the load to the ground surface when the exoskeleton system is in the standing mode.

An exoskeleton system having a standing mode and a kneeling mode comprising:

• a first hip joint and a second hip joint, each hip joint to provide anatomically emulating three degrees of freedom of movement of each hip joint at a respective hip location of a user;
• a first knee joint and a second knee joint to provide anatomically emulating forward and backward movement of each knee joint at a respective knee location of the user;
• a first ankle joint and a second ankle joint to provide anatomically emulating forward and backward movement of each ankle joint at a respective ankle location of the user;
• at least one knee rocker arm as part of either the first knee joint or the second knee joint to transfer a load to a ground when the exoskeleton system is in the kneeling mode, the at least one knee rocker arm configured to extend beyond a knee of the user;
• at least one ground rocker arm as part of either the first ankle joint or the second ankle joint to transfer the load to the ground when the exoskeleton system is in the standing mode;
• a harness to hold the exoskeleton system to an upper body of the user, the harness comprising a first connector and a second connector;
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• a first hip arc and a second hip arc, the first hip arc having a first end that terminates at the first hip joint and a second end that terminates at the first connector on the harness, the second hip arc having a first end that terminates at the second hip joint and a second end that terminates at the second connector on the harness, wherein the first hip arc and the second hip arc are separate and apart from each other.

An exoskeleton system having a standing mode and a kneeling mode comprising:

• a first hip joint and a second hip joint, each hip joint to provide anatomically emulating three degrees of freedom of movement of each hip joint at a respective hip location of a user;
• a first knee joint and a second knee joint to provide anatomically emulating forward and backward movement of each knee joint at a respective knee location of the user;
• a first ankle joint and a second ankle joint to provide anatomically emulating forward and backward movement of each ankle joint at a respective ankle location of the user;
• at least one knee rocker arm as part of either the first knee joint or the second knee joint to transfer a load to a ground when the exoskeleton system is in the kneeling mode, the at least one knee rocker arm configured to extend beyond a knee of the user;
• at least one ground rocker arm as part of either the first ankle joint or the second ankle joint to transfer the load to the ground when the exoskeleton system is in the standing mode;
• a harness to hold the exoskeleton system to an upper body of the user, the harness comprising a first connector and a second connector;
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• a hip arc with a first end that terminates at the first hip joint and a second end that terminates at the first connector on the harness.