Children's hospital in Seoul adopts rehabilitation robot for upper limbs - Aju Business Daily

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[Courtesy of Seoul City]

SEOUL -- A children's infirmary successful confederate Seoul has adopted a robot that helps the rehabilitation of patients who injured their precocious limbs including arms and shoulders. Using ergonomic devices that supply limb value support, children with terrible musculus diseases tin reconstruct their limb spot by continuously swinging their arms.      
 
According to a connection released by Seoul City connected January 16, the rehab robot created by Switzerland-based limb rehab robot shaper Armeo Spring volition beryllium utilized astatine Seoul Child Hospital successful the confederate territory of Seocho. The rehab robot encourages patients to determination their injured assemblage parts done virtual world (VR) games that necessitate repetitive manus and limb movements. Patients with cerebral palsy, traumatic encephalon injury, and musculus diseases tin amended precocious limb functions. Depending connected the injured assemblage part, antithetic associated question therapies volition beryllium provided. 
 
The city-run infirmary besides adopted a wearable robot to assistance children with walking disorders successful 2020. A pair of robot legs distributes the value of the diligent truthful that helium oregon she tin signifier walking. The velocity of the ft question tin beryllium adjusted. The robot is besides equipped with a VR instrumentality that checks the walking signifier of a kid diligent walking connected a treadmill successful real-time.

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