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A revolutionary device is
now being developed
in the laboratory of
AndrosRobotics (AR) LLC
which will help stroke
patients and physical
therapists in gait training.
The device is called the
Robotic Leg Advancement
Device (R-LAD).
The device will primarily
help physical therapists in
administering gait training.
It will reduce the number of
physical therapists required
in treating a patient from
2 or 3 to just one, without
compromising the gait
training therapy. But it
isn’t designed to replace
the therapists and is meant
to compliment them.
NEW ROBOTIC DEVICE
TO ASSIST PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS
R-LAD is the brainchild
of Dr. Maciej Pietrusinski,
Founder and President
of AR, whose career is
dedicated to medical
robotics.
The
device
is a by-product of Dr.
Pietrusinski’s
Ph.D.
project which aimed to
develop a robotic system
for controlling pelvic
motion during therapy.
The original system was
too complicated and too
expensive which led to the
simpler R-LAD device.
A prototype was made
thanks to a $225k grant
from National Science
Foundation. This grant
paved the way for R-LAD
to place third among
664 submissions in the
International
Robotics
for Good competition in
Dubai.
14
JULY 2016
Future Cities & Robotics
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