Saturday, June 29, 2013

LOPES Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Stroke Victims Walk Again

Should be available now so your therapist should have it in stock.
http://www.medgadget.com/2011/02/lopes_robotic_exoskeleton_helps_stroke_victims_walk_again.html
LOPES (LOwer-extremity Powered ExoSkeleton) is a 10-year old project from the Netherlands’ University of Twente whose goal is to develop a robotic device to assess motor skills and assist in teaching stroke victims how to walk again. Unlike traditional rehabilitative devices such as leg braces, or even the upcoming ReWalk, the newest version of LOPES allows for eight degrees of freedoms, which provides the legs better movement and less confined therapy.
LOPES researchers hope to get the device into rehabilitation clinics by early 2012, with a mid-2012 target for introduction into the market.

More at link.
LOPES Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Stroke Victims Walk Again

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