11 лет назад швейцарский инженер взялся за дело, в которое никто не поверил. Он задумал робота, который помогал бы людям с повреждениями позвоночника учиться снова ходить. В этом году изобретатель получил швейцарский приз Ernst & Young.

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Американские учёные создают скафандр для Марса, который можно было бы напылять на кожу человека в виде аэрозоля. Несмотря на фантастичность замысла, некоторые важные элементы такой технологии уже созданы.

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A portable electronic device configured for single hand use. The portable electronic device includes a housing, a micro-processor, a display and a keypad. The housing includes an operating surface and an upright hand-held operating position. The micro-processor is disposed within the housing and is coupled to the display and the keypad. The display is positioned on the operating surface and the keypad is positioned on the operating surface above the display with the housing in the upright hand-held operating position.

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To restore dexterity to paralyzed hands, we have designed and constructed a lightweight, low-profile orthotic exoskeleton controlled by the user’s residual electromyography (EMG) signals. In this paper, we compared several simple strategies to control the orthotic device for a quadriplegic (C5/C6) subject. When contralateral arm control was employed, we found that a simple on/off strategy allowed for faster interaction with objects, while variable control provided more controlled interactions, especially with deformable objects. Furthermore, we designed a control strategy that allowed for a natural reaching and pinching sequence without the use of the contralateral arm. We validated that the EMG signal from the ipsilateral biceps could be used to develop an extremely reliable natural reaching and pinching algorithm. This evaluation showed that different control strategies may be appropriate for different situations, and further investigation on the natural algorithm is crucial.

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A rrmuscle suit» that will provide muscular support for the paralyzed or those otherwise unable to move unaided is being developed as a wearable robot. The lack of a metal frame and use of McKibben artificial muscle allow the muscle suit to be lightweight, making it realistic to use in daily life. To overcome the basic concept of the muscle suit, the new structure with the mechanical joints and plastic frame is applied. Although Human ‘s range of motion was not furfilled by the new structure muscle suit, all seven upper limb motions were realized and range of motion might be enough for daily use.

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