New Robots Help Patients Walk, Touch, Feel

PhysOrg, 29 Jun 2005 A 500-pound robot that follows a stroke patient down a hallway and catches him when he falls. A machine that suspends a gunshot wound victim over a treadmill and teaches her legs how to walk again. A virtual reality game that helps people with Parkinson's disease grasp coffee cups. These were just some of the new medical tools on display at a conference on rehabilitation robotics in Chicago this week. Read more