Brussels, Belgium human-robotics research center of Vrije Universiteit Brussel founded 2015; eight research groups and over 100 scientists work on exoskeletons.
BruBotics, the Brussels Human Robotics Research Center, is an interdisciplinary research center of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Brussels, Belgium. It was established in 2015 with funding from the Flemish Industrial Research Fund and brings together eight VUB research groups.
The Robotics and Multibody Mechanics group (R&MM), a core lab of Flanders Make, develops compliant and variable-stiffness actuators, soft robotics, lower-limb and back-support exoskeletons, bionic prostheses and collaborative robots. Projects include AidWear (AI-driven wearable robots for Parkinson's patients and amputees), RevalExo (a lower-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton with multimodal sensing), SAFER (a rehabilitation robot with force feedback), Spexor (a back-support exoskeleton) and SHERO (self-healing soft robotic materials). The center also works with the social robots NAO and Probo. Other member groups cover AR, VR and e-health signal processing (ETRO), machine learning (AI Lab), exercise physiology (MFYS), neurological rehabilitation (RERE), ageing studies (BAS), acceptance of human-robot collaboration (SMIT) and retail robotics (MARK).
BruBotics reports more than 100 scientists, over 50 European H2020 and FP7 projects and an ERC grant, partners with imec, Flanders Make and the FARI institute for AI, and entered teams in Cybathlon 2024 and the ASTM Exo Games 2026.
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Founded
2016
Primary Role
Research Institute
Company Size
employees 100-500
Primary Region
Europe
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