Turbo-Powered Physical Therapy From: Popular Science - 07/2009 - page 66 By: Corey Binns A hard exoskeleton helps speed recovery time after a stroke These rugged robotic arms look as if they could toss a truck, but they're more like gentle training wheels for stroke victims who have lost movement in their arms. The exoskeleton is designed to train healthy regions of the brain to slowly pick up the slack for damaged areas and quickly restore control over muscles. A user straps into the powered arms and repeats exercises meant to stimulate new connections between brain cells. Read the entire article at: http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-06/turbo-powered-physical-therapy Links: Jacob Rosen - UCSC http://bionics.soe.ucsc.edu/people/rosen/jacob_rosen.html Wearable Robotics - Exoskeletons http://bionics.soe.ucsc.edu/research/exoskeleton_index.html Exoskeleton Prototype 3 (EXO-UL3) http://bionics.soe.ucsc.edu/research/exoskeleton_device_3.html