
This project responds to Hong Kong’s rapidly ageing population by developing intelligent wearable robotics to enhance older adults’ mobility, manipulability, fall prevention and independence. Using a User-Centric Co-creation (UC³) approach, it integrates psychosocial needs assessment, kinesiology-based personalization, and hybrid soft/rigid robotic structures with embedded sensing and cooperative control. Iterative testing with older users, guided by an Impact Committee and commercialization strategy, aims to enable technology transfer, transform elderly care services, and position Hong Kong as a regional leader in gerontechnology and robotics research.