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Xbox for Stroke Rehabilitation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the play-your-way-to-a-healthier-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Using an Xbox modified to run Linux, researchers have developed virtual reality hand exercises for rehabilitating stroke patients. An inexpensive glove controller is used to interact with the Xbox. The hardware cost is a tenth of a comparable commercial hand rehabilitation system, leading to the possibility of deployment in patients' homes."

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  1. Great job... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... too bad it's a violation of the DMCA.

    *shakes head and walks away in shame*

  2. Re:Why an Xbox? by Al+Dimond · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm guessing they like that all Xboxen have the same exact hardware, whereas all old PCs don't. This way they can just create one Linux image and slap it on all the Xboxen without worrying about differences in hardware compatibility and performance wasting all their time.