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The device provides a fundamental new capability critical to wearable robotics: the ability to provide a wide range of motion, such as extension, contraction, twisting and bending.
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Summary A multi-segment, fiber-reinforced actuator providing a fundamental new capability critical to wearable robotics: the ability to provide a wide range of motion, such as extension, contraction, twisting and bending. The key breakthrough is the use of the use of high-tensile strength thread, such as Kevlar, and strain-limiting layers to create unique motion and degrees of freedom. In one embodiment, the patent describes a physical therapy device for stroke patients, enabling therapists to have patients continue therapy at home, but we believe that this applications for this invention are far broader. Intellectual Property Status Patent(s) Pending Reference Harvard Case# 4967 Categories Medical Devices Robotics/Wearable Electronics