A research group consisting of Professor Koji Ohata of the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Professor Nao Tsuboyama of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Bukkyo University, and Professor Yuichi Sawaguchi of the Mechanical Engineering Department of Kyoto Institute of Technology has developed the walking learning support robot "Orthobot". bottom.It is a wearable support robot used for rehabilitation when overcoming gait disorders, and is scheduled to be commercialized and released in March 2020.
According to Kyoto University, the orthobot consists of a main unit with a built-in drive motor and a waist belt unit equipped with a rechargeable battery and an operation panel.When attached to the long leg orthotic device during rehabilitation, the mechanism assists the movement of the knee joint by the force of the motor at an appropriate timing during walking and guides the walking movement to the original one.It is expected that people whose walking becomes unstable due to some kind of disability can easily experience normal walking and improve the effect of rehabilitation.
Based on the research results so far, Suncall and Dai Nippon Printing, which are precision equipment, will play a central role in commercializing the product, and will start selling it through Fingallink, which sells medical equipment.
The conventional walking support robot for rehabilitation takes time to install and requires setting by a specialist, which makes it difficult to use in a facility without a specialist.On the other hand, the orthobot can be easily installed even in a place without a specialist and can be widely used.
