Enabling Motion

This is the season finale! Your hosts, Sibel, Marc & Owen go over all the topics and developments discussed through this first educational season of Enabling Motion.

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An exoskeleton that lets paraplegics walk again. Dielectric elastomers as artificial muscles. A Spring-loaded knee brace that offloads pressure.

Episode references:


Sibel: (Exoskeleton lets paraplegics walk again)

https://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/world-cup-kick.gif

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/01/mind-controlled-robotic-suit-exoskeleton-world-cup-2014

https://www.medgadget.com/2014/06/paraplegic-performs-world-cups-ceremonial-first-kick-in-mind-controlled-robotic-suit.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27812218

https://www.nicolelislab.net/?page_id=91

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WO71e0XLqs


Marc: (Dielectric elastomers as artificial muscles)

https://www.medgadget.com/2022/07/artificial-muscles-are-stronger-and-more-flexible-than-real-muscle.html


Owen section: (Spring-loaded knee brace)

https://www.springloaded.com/

https://www.springloaded.com/hcp/resources/first-evaluation-of-a-novel-tri-compartment-offloader/


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A pneumatic liner for prosthetic sockets. A spinal stimulator to return leg function to paralyzed individuals. A way to monitor implant loosening and spine instability.

Episode references:


Sibel: (Pneumatic liner for prosthetic sockets)

https://www.medgadget.com/2022/07/pneumatic-prosthesis-to-reduce-pressure-and-irritation-for-amputees.html

https://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/5.0087900?journalCode=bmf


Marc: (Go-2 Spinal Stimulator)

https://www.medgadget.com/2020/06/go-2-spinal-stimulator-to-return-leg-function-interview-with-jan-ohrstrom-chairman-of-the-board-gtx-medical.html


Owen section: (Halifax Biomedical Stereo Orthapedic Radiography)

https://halifaxbiomedical.com/

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A life-changing exomuscle. Living skin for robots and prosthetics. An exoskeleton that gets the job done.

Episode references:


Sibel: (Wearable exomuscle)

https://futurism.com/the-byte/wearable-muscles-strap-stronger

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-022-00495-3.epdf?sharing_token=tyloH5Zx5t5ud241sDzEs9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OOe4hkqQwlZmNkFPa1rWTppwZbl1woIZUEZlp1yYJp0U5dAhXXuzWAXmQfELWUj_paA8aJd07fdKaB8CeqN711UhB2qw3pSeLru0642YCEBsZtu1i_Xjy3dO2xKkg-yDQ%3D



Marc: (Living skin for prosthetics)

https://medgadget.com/2022/06/living-skin-layer-for-robots-or-prosthetics.html#:~:text=Researchers%20at%20the%20University%20of,even%20self-heal%20if%20damaged.

https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00239-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2590238522002399%3Fshowall%3Dtrue



Owen section: (Hilti exoskeleton)

https://www.equipmentworld.com/technology/article/15066228/hilti-exo01-exoskeleton-now-available-for-purchase
https://www.constructionjunkie.com/blog/2020/7/26/hilti-announces-new-wearable-exoskeleton-for-tradespeople
https://www.hilti.ca/c/CLS_EXOSKELETON_HUMAN_AUGMENTATION/CLS_UPPERBODY_EXOSKELETON/CLS_SUB_UPPERBODY_EXOSKELETON/r11987306?gclid=CjwKCAjwquWVBhBrEiwAt1KmwlouMO5BE8-aVFovd3rH1fqXYuUljhgzrhJEiKHilh47iWYKmN64OxoCB_8QAvD_BwE
^dunno if we should include the product link but whatever
https://www.hilti.com/content/hilti/W1/US/en/company/news/press-releases/2020-wearable-exoskeleton.html
https://www.hilti.com/content/hilti/W1/US/en/company/news/press-releases/2020-hilti-and-ottobock.html

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Mind-controlled prosthetic hands with individual finger motion. Self-offloading therapeutic footwear using compliant snap-through arches. Alternative limbs.

Episode references:


Sibel: (Mind controlled prosthetic hands with individual finger motion)

spectrum.ieee

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9738457

https://spectrum.ieee.org/mind-controlled-prosthetic-hands-reach-new-feats

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2203.08648.pdf

https://www-users.cse.umn.edu/~qzhao/publications/pdf/nguyen2020bioelectric.pdf



Marc: (Self-offloading therapeutic footwear using compliant snap-through arches)

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/wearable-technologies/article/selfoffloading-therapeutic-footwear-using-compliant-snapthrough-arches/4217BA71EBBD52A973160415F5F614C3

https://www.medgadget.com/2022/06/self-regulating-footwear-for-diabetic-foot-issues.html

youtube.com/watch?v=97t7Xj_iBv0



Owen section: (Alternative Limb Project)

https://thealternativelimbproject.com/

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A device that began as an art project may lead to an improvement in all prosthetics. Artificial skin that adds the ability to sense humidity. What could you do with a third thumb?

Episode references:


Sibel: (The DARPA/Luke Arm)

https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/revolutionizing-prosthetics

https://www.darpa.mil/program/revolutionizing-prosthetics

https://www.research.va.gov/research_in_action/The-LUKE-DEKA-advanced-prosthetic-arm.cfm

https://www.mobiusbionics.com/luke-arm/


Marc: (New Piezo electric sensor)

https://www.medgadget.com/2022/06/artificial-skin-senses-pressure-temperature-humidity.html


Owen section: (The Third Thumb)

https://plasticity-lab.com/

https://www.daniclodedesign.com/thethirdthumb



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A robot arm for wheelchair users, a non-invasive spinal bypass and a knee-brace hot off the 3D printer.

Episode references:


Sibel: (Kinova® Jaco® assistive robotic arm)

https://assistive.kinovarobotics.com/product/jaco-robotic-arm

https://spectrum.ieee.org/startup-spotlight-kinova

https://spectrum.ieee.org/mobile-dexterous-robots-a-key-element-against-covid19


Marc: (Wearable inertial sensors and a neuromuscular stimulation sleeve)

https://bioelecmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42234-020-00053-5

https://spectrum.ieee.org/brain-implants-and-wearables-let-paralyzed-people-move-again


Owen section: (3D printed knee brace)

https://braceworks.ca/2018/04/06/health-tech/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-custom-knee-brace-evoke-case-study/


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An incredible leg sleeve that stimulates existing muscles to walk, when a person’s own nerves aren’t delivering the message. A new brain electrode system that is flexible, able to conform to the complex shapes of our brains. A project that started in 1968 and has since grown into the world's largest not for profit serving the disabled.

Episode references:


Sibel: (Cionic Neural Sleeve)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xYMK1Ey3To


Marc: (A flexible brain-surface electrode system)

https://www.medgadget.com/2022/03/flexible-brain-computer-interface-array-for-better-contact.html

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.202112045


Owen section: (The Jaipur Foot)

https://www.jaipurfoot.org/


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A unique exoskeleton device out of the University of Utah helping artificial knee users walk better. Innovative software and music being used to improve stroke rehabilitation. A 3D printed hand that started in Canada and is now helping amputees around the globe.


Episode references:


Sibel: (Hip & Thigh Exoskeleton to aid Prosthetic knee users)

https://www.medgadget.com/2021/10/exoskeleton-helps-above-knee-amputees-to-walk.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01515-2

https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/power-walk/


Marc: (Real-time adaptive musical audiofeedback for stroke rehab)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGaGFbfFNmo


Owen section: (The Victoria Hand)

https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+victoria-hand-project-nikolaidechev+media release

https://www.victoriahandproject.com/


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Air-powered knee exoskeletons for offloading force to relieve pain and improve athletic performance. Fingertips for prosthetic hands progressing towards artificial touch that communicate force and pressure information to users. An artificial-muscle powered tail to aid a geriatric population with their balance.

Episode references:


Sibel: (Roam Robotics knee exoskeletons)

https://www.roamrobotics.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKvEBWaPd2I

https://www.ascend.health/

https://www.ascend.health/effects-of-ascend-on-knee-pain-osteoarthritis

https://www.engadget.com/the-ascend-is-a-robotic-knee-brace-that-wont-cost-you-an-arm-and-a-leg-180016486.html

https://youtu.be/Khz5fQDGFtI


Marc: (Haptic Fingers)

https://www.medgadget.com/2022/02/armband-provides-finger-specific-haptic-feedback-for-robotic-hand.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-04953-1#auth-Moaed_A_-Abd


Owen section: (Artificial Tail)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-robotic-tail-idUKKCN1V411X

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/japan-robotic-tail-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/20/japanese-researchers-want-give-your-grandma-robotic-monkey-tail/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334689139_Arque_artificial_biomimicry-inspired_tail_for_extending_innate_body_functions

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