Robotic Steed Lets Patients Undergo Hippotherapy Indoors
From: Medical Design Technology - 03/31/2016

Some patients who could benefit from hippotherapy might not have access to a
horse, due to geographic location, weather or affordability. Rice University
engineering students have developed an alternative with their horse
simulator, a robotic steed that can be ridden indoors anytime.

A team of students calling themselves the Hippo Riders created their device
as a senior capstone design project at Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design
Kitchen. The device will be demonstrated at the university’s annual
Engineering Design Showcase April 14.

Read the entire article and view a vide (2:21) at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/03/robotic-steed-lets-patients-undergo-hippotherapy-indoors

Links:
Equine-assisted therapy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine-assisted_therapy

2016 Engineering Design Showcase - Rice Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
http://oedk.rice.edu/showcase