IFPEX 2011 « Akihabara News

Okayama University unveils its first Wrist Rehabilitation Robot

By DigInfo TV - [30/7/2011 - 10:48] - 0 - Press Conference Robot

This is a wrist rehabilitation robot developed by a research group at Okayama University for use by people who have suffered strokes or spinal cord injuries. “This device uses a parallel link structure and a pneumatic cylinder wi[...]

Okayama University unveils its first Wrist Rehabilitation Robot

Via Okayama University

[IFPEX 2011] Surgical Robot with force feedback from Tokyo Institute of Technology

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [23/7/2011 - 08:47] - 0 - Healthcare Robot

At IFPEX 2011, the Tokyo Institute of Technology demonstrate their latest Surgical Robot featuring the first Pneumatic force feedback system. Working on the Slave/Master principal, where a doctor can remotely operate a patient controll[...]

[IFPEX 2011] Surgical Robot with force feedback from Tokyo Institute of Technology

Via Tokyo Institute of Technology

[IFPEX 2011] These Shoes will never let you down!

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/7/2011 - 07:35] - 0 - Healthcare

Sure these are not the most elegant pair of shoes we ever seen, but this shoes will probably save your life one day or another! A recent study demonstrates that the number of elderly related accidents and injuries where falling acciden[...]

[IFPEX 2011] These Shoes will never let you down!

Via Nara National College of Tehcnology

[IFPEX 2011] I shake hands with SQUSE Robot Hand

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/7/2011 - 07:34] - 0 - Robot

Back in 2009 at FOOM JAPAN our colleagues from DigInfo.TV capture some impressive video of SQUSE Robot hand that was manipulate sushi like a real human. Today at IFPEX 2011, we had the chance to discover SQUSE amazing robot hand and te[...]