Since the discovery that the human brain is "wired" and can overcome the paralyzing effects of a stroke or spinal cord injury with intense rehabilitation, the area of \u200b\u200brobotics has been engaged the restoration of movement of the limbs for victims of stroke or spinal cord injuries. The latest robot, from Rice University in Houston, Texas, and appropriately named "RiceWrist" was designed to help victims of spinal cord injury to restore arm movement.
The RiceWrist is a fully articulated exoskeleton that mimics the limb joints from the shoulder to the hand. Its action is to assist the user in performing the specific movements of the arm, any difficulty with the movement of an arm during rehabilitation will make the RiceWrist is operated smoothly and move the arm in the desired direction. The RiceWrist monitors the patient's progress throughout the system adjusts its level of care and, finally, will attend the whole movement as improvement.
RiceWrist has been tested in one patient, but this patient, a professional motocross for 24 years who was crushed the vertebrae in an accident, has shown that the robot has great potential. After only two weeks, the patient and easily performed tasks such as flip charts and collecting coins.
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