Supportive robots for the elderly citizen

The Japanese have again proved their capability and responsibility in robotic field. The well known company of the Japan, Honda planning to introduce motion assistance device in today’s market as it tends to be a great success during introduction ceremony in New York. Even though they showed their prototype still they are working in it, so it will take some years for commercial availability. These devices introduced mainly for the stride management assistant and bodyweight support assistant offered a kinesthetic experience for the visitors from outside. The stride is designed to help people with weak muscles i.e. for the elderly persons. The device CPU is fixed to the back of waist strap and connected to two motors that rest on the legs beneath hips. Thus the motor controls the two braces strapped already onto the legs. Hip angle sensors help CPU in transmitting motion data which in turn controls two motors fixed. Hence it helps the weak muscle people to speed up their walk by stepping a little higher.