Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Manufactures Exoskeleton for Disabled People
“Nearly 160 people have used the device for more than 1,200 hours so far and expressed their satisfaction for being able to walk after many years and it leaves a highly positive psychological effect on them,” Seyed Mostafa Havayeji, the managing-director of Padasis company, told ANA.
He added that the personal ‘Exoped’ is the latest version of the lower body exoskeleton robot which is able to bear the patient's weight, noting that the robot is worn on the user's clothes.
“Exoped uses four powerful electric motors in the hip and knee joints, which are able to move the patient's legs with different movement patterns and speeds. Therefore, the user is able to walk with the help of a personal Exoped in daily movements without any need to spend so much energy,” Havayeji said.
He explained that using a personal Exoped as a non-invasive method provides the necessary power to move the lower limbs, while standing, walking on smooth surfaces, sitting and climbing stairs, and prevents and settles secondary problems in people with spinal cord injuries.
“The product can be purchased in Iran at one fifth of the price of the foreign model,” Havayeji said.
An exoskeleton is an external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to an internal skeleton (endoskeleton) in for example, a human. In usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as "shells".
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