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This robotic technology drives the lower limbs in the sagittal plane. However, normative gait also involves motions in the coronal and transverse planes. This study aimed to compare the Lokomat with Treadmill gait through three-dimensional (3D)-joint kinematics and inter-joint coordination. Lower limb kinematics was recorded in 18 healthy participants who walked at 3 km\/h on a Treadmill or in a Lokomat with nine combinations of Guidance (30%, 50%, 70%) and bodyweight support (30%, 50%, 70%). Compared to the Treadmill, the Lokomat altered pelvic rotation, decreased pelvis obliquity and hip adduction, and increased ankle rotation. Moreover, the Lokomat resulted in significantly slower velocity at the hip, knee, and ankle flexion compared to the treadmill condition. Moderate to strong correlations were observed between the Treadmill and Lokomat conditions in terms of inter-joint coordination between hip\u2013knee (r = 0.67\u20130.91), hip\u2013ankle (r = 0.66\u20130.85), and knee\u2013ankle (r = 0.90\u20130.95). This study showed that some gait determinants, such as pelvis obliquity, rotation, and hip adduction, are altered when walking with Lokomat in comparison to a Treadmill. Kinematic deviations induced by the Lokomat were most prominent at high levels of bodyweight support. Interestingly, different levels of Guidance did not affect gait kinematics. 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