SINGAPORE (Mar 22): Roceso Technologies designs and manufactures robotic gloves that are used to help stroke or spinal cord injury patients regain function in their hands through neurological and muscle rehabilitation.
Called EsoGlove, the patent-pending device assists patients in conducting various repetitive tasks. The patient wears the glove, made from fabric and embedded with actuators, and moves as directed by simulations on a screen.
The speed and duration of these exercises and the pressure exerted by the robotic glove can be altered, depending on the severity of the patient’s condition.
Patients are encouraged to complete the tasks by themselves. The EsoGlove can detect whether patients are moving their hands by themselves via an electromyography sensor that detects electrical activity in their muscles.
As a result, patients may retain some degree of functioning ability in their hands after prolonged use of the gloves.
The applications of soft robotics are manifold, and its use enables EsoGlove to differentiate itself from competitors in the rehabilitation space such as Rehab-Robotics, Saebo and Gloreha.
But what are some of the challenges that lie ahead for Roceso, and how does the company intend to bring this product to market?
Find out in our full interview with Roceso’s co-founder and CEO this week in ‘Roceso Technologies makes non-metallic robotic gloves for neuro rehabilitation’ or in our print edition, Issue 874, which is available at newsstands today. Or click here to subscribe
