Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton Limb Research For Stroke Victims Receives Grant Funding

On September 18, 2012, the National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Robotics Initiative awarded a four-year federal grant valued at $1.17 million to researchers developing a brain-machine interface for a robotic therapeutic exoskeleton for use in stroke rehabilitation. The interface will allow patients with a stoke-affected upper limb to use thoughts to control the movement of the robot. The robotic device enables accurate positioning of the impaired limb while simultaneously providing assistance and resistance forces and collection of motion data that can be used to characterize the quality of the patient's movements. Rice . . .