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Soft robotic glove returns gripping power to weakened hands
Folks weakened by osteoarthritis or myositis may need help with everyday tasks like watering plants, filling the kettle or peeling potatoes. The Carbonhand robo-glove is designed to support such activities, and is now available to everyone in the US.
Bioservo's work on a soft robotic glove aimed at strengthening the human grip for use in rehabilitation, preventing stress in repetitive tasks or supporting daily activities began in the Mechatronics lab at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology. The Carbonhand sports pressure sensors in each part-open glove that feed signals back to a control system to activate motors when extra help is needed to firmly hold objects. The company initially rolled out the Carbonhand system to patients in Sweden, Norway and Germany but recently made it available in the US exclusively to veterans – with the first prescribed to Montana's John Lamb in February, who suffers from a rare condition called inclusion body myositis that causes muscle weakness/damage.
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