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Physical Rehab Device Built From Wii Balance Boards

Posted by samzenpus on from the walk-and-play dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Some students at Rice University were recently asked by Shriner's Hospital to build a rehabilitation tool that makes learning to walk entertaining and engaging. Teaching children with spina bifida, or cerebral palsy can be challenging but the game/balance board walkway helps the children develop their motor skills while giving them incentive to keep at it. It's a really cool application of game technology that actually helps people."

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  1. Looks like it took 4 years to start a company... by nomel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Finally, as predicted by an insightful DeathKoil 4 years ago.

    I've been waiting FOUR YEARS to post this damn message.