Around 80 million people suffer from tremors, greatly affecting daily activities. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute, University of Tübingen, and University of Stuttgart are developing a biorobotic arm designed to suppress these involuntary movements using artificial muscles. These muscles adjust in response to the tremor, rendering it practically unnoticeable. The biorobotic arm not only aims to assist patients but also serves as a testing platform for scientists to evaluate new assistive technologies and muscle actuators, potentially streamlining the testing process and improving rehabilitation methods.
The lightweight artificial muscles, which are made of electro-hydraulic actuators, contract and relax in such a way as to compensate for back-and-forth movement.
The arm serves as a test bed for the artificial muscles the Robotic Materials Department at MPI-IS is well known for...
The team sees their biorobotic arm as a platform for other scientists in the field to test new ideas in assistive exoskeleton technology.
It is estimated that around 80 million people worldwide live with a tremor, significantly impacting daily activities.
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