Witty heads have been playing around with robotics in all possible ways. The latest developed fad being the exoskeletons here. Putting humans in direct stature with the machines itself, the exoskeletons have been a welcome assistant aid for the disabled and the paraplegics. Jacob Rosen, an engineer at the University of California, demonstrated a prototype of exoskeleton arms developed by him, to help the needy augment their arm’s muscular strength.
The wearable robotic arms made for a variety of therapeutic uses have noninvasive surface electromyography(EMG) system, which uses electrodes on the skin to establish an effective human-machine interface converting neural activity of muscles into signals for the robotic arms to exploit, allowing users to reach 95% natural range of motion of a human arm. This exoskeleton prototype by Rosen is developed with a grant received from the National Science Foundation.
Via: UCSCedu/BoingBoing
