Iranian robot helping restore balance in stroke patients

Finally getting to an objective diagnosis of your stroke defects. With that we could maybe match up stroke protocols and get away from the stupidity of 'All strokes are different, all stroke recoveries are different'.
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Iranian researchers at Sharif University of Technique have built a rehabilitating robot diagnosing the diseases and selects appropriate physical activities automatically to rehabilitate patients suffering stroke.

Saeed Behzadipour, a professor at Biomechanics Department of the University and lead author of the study, said the robot whose nature is not complicated is mainly made of sensors and parts available in the market. Its software has been designed locally by the Iranian researchers, ISNA wrote.
The robot is capable of doing analysis based on sensor data to obtain information.
The system provides a platform on which the patient stands to measure his weight distribution. It also moves in two opposite directions which simulate a condition of imbalance helping the patient to react to keep its balance.
The robot estimates the position of the patience’s standing and provides raw information for analyzing his situation.
The analysis of the data helps the doctor to select the appropriate physical activities and estimates the patient’s progress.
The Iranian researchers are now working on improvement and development of the robot’s capability.