Congratulations, this looks fantastic! I'm afraid I don't have anything useful to contribute from medical standpoint, but I have a couple of technical questions if you don't mind.
What kind of actuators are you using (motors/transmission/motor controller)? Are they off-the-shelf parts or developed in-house? What is approximate power/torque?
How did you approach the motion control aspect from the user-safety standpoint? I don't know if the device is powerful enough to cause injury, but if it is - how do you go about development/QA to minimize chance of harm?
Thanks!
This looks pretty amazing, and it's exciting to see this technology applied to an area that is likely overlooked but extremely important.
I noticed that the full purchase option only comes with a 2 year warranty. That seems a bit short, no? Given that this costs as much as a car, I'd expect a warranty similar to what you'd find on a Honda, for example.
I'm not your target audience, so take that with a few grains of salt.
I just want to congratulate you on launching a product that I hope will have an incredibly positive impact for numerous families. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor!
That's a great video. Are the users expected to regain some of the walking ability in the future by using these machines ?
Btw, what kind of motors go into these ? they look funky :)
Could you make some comparison with ReWalk ?
how did you determine the cost of 29K?
How do you justify the price of $1k/mo? -- isn't that a bit too much?
wow do i wish i could afford this... I adopted a child from a bulgarian orphanage 2 years ago who has CP and this seems like it would be a game changer for her.
Great work !
Fantastic product! Really great that you have been able to help people become empowered for themselves.
Scale: Do you need help reducing the BOM costs? You could go for economies of scale (and reuse 75% of the same BOM) and build a variant for adult rehabilitation for injured soldiers, car accident victims or others with leg injuries.
Or how about a variant that allows for anyone to use to strengthen imbalances in muscle training/development? It could be gym equipment that you get on, it takes measurements of your leg strength by putting you through its paces, then it gives you a customized workout to balance your muscles for optimum strength. These exercises for imbalance measurement aren't an exact fit to the machine but can give you an idea: https://dailyburn.com/life/fitness/muscle-imbalances-functio...