The new development of Harvard scientists can be a rehabilitation success: the fabric device supports the movements of the patients’ hands and helps them return to the day -to -day objects.
Researchers at Harvard University have introduced a modern device similar to a vest that helps people with musculoskeletal system or those who are restored after a stroke. It was reported by popular science.
Development is called “a robot that needs to be worn.” The device is made of fabric, it looks like a long sleeve vest and eating from the battery. Under the armpits are inflatable actuators that change the volume depending on the user’s movement. The management is due to machine -study sensors and algorithms that distinguish consciousness movements from random.
“The technology is relatively simple in essence. It’s an inflatable shirt, similar to balloons, actuators (performing mechanisms) under the armpit. Under pressure, the ball helps the user prevent gravity and raise the upper hand and shoulders,” said Harvard professor Thomazzo Priertti.
The last model can calculate the minimum pressure to support the foot, making the movement more natural. In the test, the device showed accuracy in 94% of cases, while the previous version was only 32%.
The development has already been tested among five patients who survived a stroke and four sides of amyotrophic sclerosis. The results suggest that such a “robot vest” can be an important tool in physical therapy and help people with serious illnesses restore basic skills-for example, brush their teeth or hold a glass.
Earlier it was reported that doctors from the University of Colorado believed that the reactive smallpox virus, which could cause shingles, could increase the risk of stroke.
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