BIONIC EXO-MUSCLES FOR MOVEMENT REHABILITATION
PROF.DR.-ING. DR. MED ROBERT RIENER
Recorded during: The 2020 TechMed Event | more info
Date recording: 28 October 2020
Abstract
Exo-skeletons for the upper and lower limbs can be very useful to restore movement abilities in two ways. First, they can promote neurorehabilitation as training devices after neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury and stroke. Second, they can be used as assistive devices to support patients or elders with gait impairments in daily life situations. However, current devices are still too bulky, too heavy, with too little battery power, and thus, too inconvenient to use. This results to unsatisfactory performance and discomfort. In this talk I will present our novel bionic exo-muscle technology that overcomes those disadvantages and can be used for training and assistance in daily life.