Prof. Dr. Gordon Cheng, Chair of Cognitive Systems and Co-Director of the elite Master program Neuroengineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for his project on developing a soft exoskeleton for people with paralysis. In the project called "SofT-exoskeleton to RestOre Locomotion" (STROLL)", Prof. Cheng will combine insights from robotics and neuroscience to build a non-rigid exoskeleton for people whose lower extremities are partially or completely paralyzed, enabling them to walk.

The STROLL project aims to develop a pair of pants that feel like regular clothing but contain powerful actuators and sensors to help people walk again after a stroke or spinal cord injury.

The ERC Advanced Grant is one of the most prestigious research awards in Europe, and Prof. Cheng's project is one of three projects at TUM to be awarded an ERC Advanced Grant this year.