NIH Funds Three Next Generation Robot Projects – A Wearable Robotic Ankle Exoskeleton Control, A Robotic Cane For The Blind & A Robotic Heart Catheter

On October 24, 2013, the United States National Institute of Health (NIH) announced it was funding development of three robots to assist people with disabilities and improve surgical intervention for atrial fibrilation. NIH is providing $2.4 million in funding over the next five years to develop a wearable robotic ankle exoskeleton, a robotic cane and navigation device for the blind, and a robotic heart catheter to stabilize heartbeats. Each of the robots works cooperatively with people and adapts to changing environments to improve human capabilities and to enhance medical procedures. The wearable robotic ankle exoskeleton project is developing a . . .