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Robotic Arm Aids in Grasping After Stroke
Roland Piquepaille writes "In the U.S., stroke is a major cause of long-term disability which affects 700,000 people annually. Most of them are over 65 years old and some have difficulties grasping objects after their stroke. This is why Californian researchers have developed a robotic therapy which helps restore hand use after stroke. The Hand-Wrist Assisting Robotic Device (HoWARD) has successfully been tested on seven women and six men who had suffered a stroke at least three months before the study. These results, while encouraging, need to be balanced. There must be enough residual motor power in the arm and hand of stroke patients to initiate some movement for this robotic therapy to work."
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...but that headline made me giggle.
That looks like a good use for tech.
On a related note, what kind of disease is this meant to cure?
Or is this the cause for the stroke in the first place?
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...with the help of these you can grasp your BigMac with extra bacon even after it nearly killed you.
I, for one, welcome our stroking, grasping robotic over-ahhhhhhh...
/lights cigarette
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