The exoskeleton-assisted robot has broken through the limit of that the traditional vehicle is influenced by the terrain conditions easily

show the wide application prospect in the military and civilian fields

and became a research hotspot. The domestic and international developing status of the multi-joint exoskeleton-assisted robots is reviewed in terms of load exoskeletons and rehabilitation exoskeletons. The key technologies of the multi-joint exoskeleton-assisted robots are also summarized and analyzed in the areas of human-machine matching

driving mode

gait detection

control strategy of human-machine cooperation movement

and power-assisted evaluation. The future research direction and focus of the multi-joint exoskeleton-assisted robots are suggested.