Three rehabilitation robots for stroke patients have been developed at Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University (NCKU).
The three robots for the upper limbs, lower limbs and ankles use human-machine interaction methods for rehabilitation, with computer system assistance to reduce human labour.
The upper-limb rehabilitation robot allows patients to move their arms horizontally from a sitting position. The lower-limb robot allows patients to lift their legs and move as if they were riding a bicycle from a lying position, and the ankle robot helps patients to move their ankles up and down from a sitting position.
The research team is currently evaluating and improving the system using a integrated brain-computer-interface system that allows patients drive body movement.
Experts from NCKU College of Engineering and NCKU Hospital also supported the initiative.
