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Making Robotic Hand Control Easier and Finer
Making Robotic Hand Control Easier and Finer
Problem
Problem
Robotic orthoses/prostheses are too difficult to use. Over 3 million people suffer from upper limb paralysis and need these robotic assistive devices. However, NIH reports 65% of this population does not use these devices. Experts agree this is because existing solutions are simply too difficult to use.
Robotic orthoses/prostheses are too difficult to use. Over 3 million people suffer from upper limb paralysis and need these robotic assistive devices. However, NIH reports 65% of this population does not use these devices. Experts agree this is because existing solutions are simply too difficult to use.
Usable existing solutions have limited functionality. Current solutions force users to select a grasp before each movement, but a hand requires at least 33 different grasps to perform daily activities. This poses a tradeoff between ease of use and hand functionality
Usable existing solutions have limited functionality. Current solutions force users to select a grasp before each movement, but a hand requires at least 33 different grasps to perform daily activities. This poses a tradeoff between ease of use and hand functionality
Solution
Solution
Using vision, we can make orthoses/prostheses easier to use and with more functionality than ever before. Using eye-tracking technology combined with a sensor-enriched artificial intelligence system, the robotic device becomes aware of the user’s intended grasp. The user simply decides “when” to grasp.
Using vision, we can make orthoses/prostheses easier to use and with more functionality than ever before. Using eye-tracking technology combined with a sensor-enriched artificial intelligence system, the robotic device becomes aware of the user’s intended grasp. The user simply decides “when” to grasp.
Your motion becomes faster, more accurate, and more fluid over time. Using artificial intelligence, the system becomes better with each use. Furthermore, the user now has access to every possible type of grasp, much like a fully functional hand.
Your motion becomes faster, more accurate, and more fluid over time. Using artificial intelligence, the system becomes better with each use. Furthermore, the user now has access to every possible type of grasp, much like a fully functional hand.
Rehabilitation specialists agree that our solution is so much easier to use, it will make those who gave up on prostheses and orthoses in the past reconsider using assistive devices. We hope to give users the best chance yet at regaining complete upper limb function.
Rehabilitation specialists agree that our solution is so much easier to use, it will make those who gave up on prostheses and orthoses in the past reconsider using assistive devices. We hope to give users the best chance yet at regaining complete upper limb function.
Contact us: Therabotics(at)gmail.com
Contact us: Therabotics(at)gmail.com
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