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PolyU develops rehabilitation robots for post-stroke mobility recovery

30 May 2025

Prof. HU Xiaoling, Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) and Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.


A team led by Prof. HU Xiaoling, Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) and Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has developed the Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton, aiming to provide timely rehabilitation and alleviate pressure on public healthcare system. Combining the benefits of exoskeleton, soft pneumatic muscle, neuromuscular electrical stimulation and vibrotactile feedback, this pioneering multimodal robot helps improving stroke patients’ gait stability and balance during  walking, offering an innovative solution to rehabilitation treatment.

Online coverage:

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智齡研究院及體育科技研究院成員、生物醫學工程學系副教授胡曉翎領導的團隊,研發了多模態足踝復康機械人「智雲行健步儀」,為中風患者提供適時復康治療,並減輕公營醫療系統的壓力。這款開創性的復康機械人結合了外骨骼、柔性人工氣動肌肉、神經肌肉電刺激和振動觸覺感知反饋技術的優勢,能協助中風康復患者改善步行時的穩定性及平衡力,為康復治療提供創新方案。

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Research Units Research Institute for Smart Ageing

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