A Study Participant Wearing the Robotic Neck Brace (IMAGE)

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

A Study Participant Wearing the Robotic Neck Brace

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A study participant wearing the robotic neck brace that dramatically improves functions of ALS patients. The comfortable brace incorporates both sensors and actuators to restore roughly 70% of the active range of motion.

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Haohan Zhang and Sunil K. Agrawal/Columbia Engineering

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Please credit as: Haohan Zhang and Sunil K. Agrawal/Columbia Engineering

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