10/22/2005

Although it looked a little impractical, only last month, the 3Yen covered the ‘Pneumatic Man’ robot suit.

Now move over “Pneumatic Man” for ROBO-SUITJACKET!
It looks quite practical since it provides repeated and regular functioning of a damaged limb.

Robotic jacket to give stroke victims a hand in rehab
TOKYO:….The device—essentially a mesh jacket in form—uses sensors to detect the muscle movements in the patient’s healthy arm and wrist, then uses artificial muscles to stimulate that same movement on the damaged side of the body…The way it works is this: Four pressure sensors in the arm section of the jacket capture muscle movement. When the healthy arm bends and extends, the jacket analyzes this data and sends compressed air to the affected arm, where eight artificial muscles affixed there expand and contract in the same way as the movement in the healthy arm….more….