Horst Complex

prof.dr.ir. H. van der Kooij (Herman)

Full Professor Biomechatronics and Rehabilitation Technology
ET-BE-BRT
Horst Complex W112
h.vanderkooij@utwente.nl
+31534894779
Visitekaartje

Expertises

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    • Exoskeleton
    • Ankle
    • Joint
    • Walking
    • Gait

  • Engineering

    • Joints (Structural Components)

  • Nursing and Health Professions

    • Robotics
    • Control

Organisaties

Nevenwerkzaakheden

  • TuDelftDeeltijd HGL

Publicaties

2025

Additive Manufacturing of Soft Robots based on Graded Porous Structures (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Willemstein, N.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036565165Soft back exosuit controlled by neuro-mechanical modeling provides adaptive assistance while lifting unknown loads and reduces lumbosacral compression forces (2025)Wearable Technologies, 6. Article e9. Moya-Esteban, A., Refai, M. I., Sridar, S., van der Kooij, H. & Sartori, M.https://doi.org/10.1017/wtc.2025.3Influence of varied assistance levels provided by a dual-joint active back-support exoskeleton on spinal musculoskeletal loading and kinematics during lifting (2025)Ergonomics (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Hu, F., Brouwer, N. P., Tabasi, A., Kingma, I., van Dijk, W., Refai, M. I., van der Kooij, H. & van Dieën, J. H.https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2466030Implementation and Tuning of Momentum-Based Controller for Standing Balance in a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton with Paraplegic User (2025)IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering, 33, 343-353. Vallinas Prieto, A., Keemink, A. Q. L., Van Asseldonk, E. H. F. & Van Der Kooij, H.https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2025.3526424

2024

The effect of active exoskeleton support with different lumbar-to-hip support ratios on spinal musculoskeletal loading and lumbar kinematics during lifting (2024)Wearable Technologies. Article e25. Brouwer, N. P., Tabasi, A., Hu, F., Kingma, I., van Dijk, W., Refai, M. I., van der Kooij, H. & van Dieën, J. H.https://doi.org/10.1017/wtc.2024.7Autonomous balance control of underactuated torque-controlled lower-limb exoskeletons for paraplegic users (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Vallinas Prieto, A.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036563239A Disturbance-Cancelling Approach for Ankle Exoskeleton Assistance Improves Standing Balance Performance and Reduces Human Effort (2024)In 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024 (pp. 1549-1554) (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics). IEEE. Eveld, M., Van Asseldonk, E. & Van Der Kooij, H.https://doi.org/10.1109/BioRob60516.2024.10719782A New Approach for Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of a Sensorized Hybrid Soft Robotic Hand (2024)In 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024 (pp. 1107-1112) (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics). IEEE. Grignaffini, L., Van Der Kooij, H. & Sadeghi, A.https://doi.org/10.1109/BioRob60516.2024.10719764Assisting Global Balance Recovery Responses During Perturbed Walking with Ankle Exoskeletons (2024)In 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024 (pp. 508-513) (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics). IEEE. Afschrift, M., Van Asseldonk, E., Van Mierlo, M., Van Der Kooij, H. & De Groote, F.https://doi.org/10.1109/BioRob60516.2024.10719815Iterative Learning Compensation Control for Torque Tracking of Short Pulses Throughout Gait Cycle with an Ankle Exoskeleton (2024)In 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024 (pp. 1802-1808) (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics). IEEE. Mahdian Sadr, Z. S., Van Der Kooij, H. & Maclean, M. K.https://doi.org/10.1109/BioRob60516.2024.10719751

Onderzoeksprofielen

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In de pers

Media Coverage: Television & Radio

  1. October 14 2017: The ankle exoskeleton Achilles in Dutch television program “Klaas kan alles” 
  2. January 12 2016: A lot of our research in Dutch popular science program for children het Klokhuis: “Looprobots”
  3. September 30, 2013: Mindwalker in Euronews: “Exoskeletons on the March” 
  4. September 25, 1011: Lopes in BBC news: “Robo legs help stroke victim to walk”
  5. October 3, 2011: Lopes in SBS6 Hart van Nederland: “Robot is doorbraak in revalidatie” 
  6. January 12, 2011: Lopes on Reuters: “ Robot legs help stroke survivors to walk again”
  7. April 5, 2011: Lopes in NTR-VPRO program Labyrinth: “De machinemens”
  8. November 19, 2008: Lopes in Vara’s Nieuwslicht: “Robot benen helpen mensen sneller op de been”

Media Coverage: Newspapers & Magazines, etc

  1. March 3 2018, interviewed for NRC Handelsblad: “Het Exoskelet kan de hindernis baan op”
  2. March 2 2018, interview for Tubantia/ AD: “Weer lopen in een exoskelet”
  3. July 2017, interviewed for book “hallo robot” from Bennie Mols and Nieske Vergunst
  4. July 2017, interviewed for podcast e-book leven.metrobots.nu from Bennie Mols and Karin van den Boogaert
  5. Nov 2014, LOPES II in De Ingenieur,: “Weer leren lopen: robot ontlast fysiotherapeut”
  6. Sep 19, 2014, LOPES II in Bits & Chips,: “Looprobot zet stap naar commerciële versie”
  7. May 9, 2014,LOPES II in De Gelderlander, , : “Robot leert patiënten in kliniek weer lopen”
  8. May 8, 2014, LOPES II op RTLnieuws site,: Looprobot Lopes II is een grote stap vooruit”
  9. May 6, 2014, LOPES II op nu.nl,: “Klinieken zetten nieuwe looprobot in voor revalidatie patienten” 
  10. September 6, 2013: Mindwalker in de Ingenieur: “Exoskelet laat verlamde lopen” 
  11. June 7, 2014: Mindwalker in de New Scientist: “Exoskelet laat verlamde mensen lopen” 
  12. May 30, 2014: Mindwalker in Horizon the EU Research and Innovation Magazine: “Walking again with an exoskeleton” 
  13. September, 2011: Lopes in Fysiopraxis 
  14. February 16,2010: Interview Herman van der Kooij en Wietse van Dijk in Volkskrant: “Hersenen activeren futurtische robotbenen”
  15. November 2009 Lopes in Made in Holland: “Rehabilitation robots”
  16. October 17, 2009: Lopes in Twentsche Courant Tubantia: “ De robot helpt een handje”
  17. September 29, 2009: Lopes in NRC Hadelsblad: “Therapeut met stalen rug”
  18. June 13, 2009: Lopes in de Volkskrant: “Leren omgaan met mensen”
  19. February 25, 2009: Promovendus Arno Stienen in Medical facts.
  20. December 16, 2008: Lopes in Metro: “Nieuwe Twentse robot zorgen voor vergaande fysiotherapie”
  21. June 13, 2008: Lopes in Twentsche Courant Tubantie.
  22. Lopes in Technisch weekblad.
  23. July 12, 2007, Jan Veneman’s PhD project in Bits&Chips: “Exoskelet leert lopen”
  24. September 25, 2003: Interview Herman van der Kooij Volkskrant: “Mensen viruteel nabootsen”
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