BKIN KINARM Exoskeleton Lab

KINARM Exoskeleton Labs™ are sophisticated platforms to monitor and manipulate the upper limb, providing a broad range of hand and joint-based kinesiological information.

System Components

• One or two KINARM Exoskeleton robots for the upper limbs
• Dexterit-E™ experimental control software and hardware
• Accessories to enable subject-support for studies with severe stroke, spinal cord injury, CP and ALS
• Optional KINARM Standard Tests

Key Features

• One or two KINARM Exoskeleton robots for the upper limbs

  KINARM Exoskeleton Lab uses a complex linkage to permit planar movements of the arm in the horizontal plane involving flexion and extension movements at the shoulder and elbow joints. The design provides feedback from, and control of, the shoulder and elbow joints thus permitting loads to be applied to the shoulder and/or elbow joints (or hand-based loads). Patterns of joint motion and muscular torques can be computed from the system. A virtual-reality system permits control over visual stimuli and even vision of the limb. The use of two KINARM robots enables comparison of inter-arm performance as well as the study of bimanual coordination.

• 2D Virtual/Augmented Reality Display

  A virtual-reality system permits control over visual stimuli and even vision of the limb.

• Dexterit-E™ experimental control software and hardware

  Each Lab supplied by BKIN Technologies includes Dexterit-E™ behavioural control and data acquisition software, which combines the power of a real-time operating system with the ease of a Windows™- based interface. KINARM Standard Tests can be used to enable immediate data collection, analysis and reporting, without the need for programmers.