<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/magazine/stories/2025/a-step-forward.php" dsn="news"><link>https://stories.uh.edu/magazine/magazine/fall-2025/a-step-forward/index.html</link><featured/><top-stories/><pubDate>11/16/2025 01:47:55 PM</pubDate><title>A Step Forward</title><description>A team from the UH BRAIN Center and TIRR Memorial Hermann have created the first wearable soft exoskeleton for children with cerebral palsy.</description><image><img src="https://stories.uh.edu/magazine/magazine/fall-2025/a-step-forward/assets/F9a3tgkDIZ/rs189353_marcom_engr_pediatric_soft_exoskeleton_18apr25_0122-750x500.jpg" alt="Cover image for A Step Forward"/></image><categories>Research &amp; Discovery</categories></item>