"Rehabilitation glove". Artificial muscles for real hand functions.
Posted on Nov 9, 04 05:00 AM PDT
The invention has won the British Council Eureka. |
Designed by Peter Abolfathi, a PhD student at the Quadriplegic Hand Research Unit at the Royal North Shore Hospital, this rehabilitation glove powered by artificial muscles will help people with permanent hand movement loss to perform basic functions.
[Quadriplegic Hand Research Unit at the Royal North Shore Hospital]
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