NASA Robot Spawns Biomedical Spinoffs
From: Machine Design - 04/23/2015
By: Stephen Mraz

RoboGlove - applications could help people who have loss or restriction in
use of a hand through injury or stroke, as well as those who do difficult,
repetitive tasks at work.

X1 exoskeleton - restore limb motion for people affected by paraplegia or
stroke.

Read the entire article at:
http://machinedesign.com/medical/nasa-robot-spawns-biomedical-spinoffs

Links:
RoboGlove
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/robo-glove.html

X1
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/feature_exoskeleton.html

Related:
The Rise of the Exoskeletons
http://machinedesign.com/motion-control/rise-exoskeletons

3D-Printed “Exoskeleton” Helps a Young Girl Use Her Arms
http://machinedesign.com/news/3d-printed-exoskeleton-helps-young-girl-use-her-arms

3D Printing Creates Low-Cost Prosthetic Fingers
http://machinedesign.com/3d-printing/3d-printing-creates-low-cost-prosthetic-fingers