Hurotics Co., Ltd. (CEO Lee Ki-wook) will introduce the walking assistance robot ‘H-Flex’ series at ‘CES 2024’, the world’s largest IT and home appliance exhibition held in Las Vegas, USA in January.
Hurotics is a startup company founded by faculty at Chung-Ang University’s Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics Lab. It has a deep understanding of biomechanics and technology related to customized robot suits. Their ability to develop robot suits that can be applied to patients with various gait diseases is highly utilized in various markets such as sports/leisure, industrial, and military as well as the medical device market.
Furthermore, Hurotics is expanding its product line to include wearable robots for daily life assistance, which are difficult to develop and supply compared to the high interest and demand.
At this CES, Hurotics will introduce ‘H-Flex’, its cutting-edge soft robot suit and walking assistance robot product line that was selected for the CES Innovation Award. It is characterized by integrating high-speed customized control, ultra-small embedded system, robot suit control software, and customized modularization technology. The company explains that this allows the assistance part and method to be customized and provides assistance appropriate for individual walking disorders to all users.
Hurotics boasts specialized capabilities in designing customized wearable robots by combining all-in-one modular actuation devices with all the components necessary for self-powered movement in the desired quantity. When using these products in entry walking assistance mode, the user’s walking efficiency can be improved by up to 20%, and it is possible to smoothly expand and adjust the length to suit the user’s physical requirements.
Additionally, the user-tailored software integrates gait recognition algorithms and features adaptable to various user and environmental variables and personalizes assistive forces and patterns in less than two minutes. In addition, a dedicated application allows you to track your current condition, select your preferred rehabilitation mode, and review your activity history to evaluate physical improvement. Through these technologies, Hurotics was honored with the CES 2024 Innovation Award in the Robotics category.
Furthermore, H-Flex has the characteristic of effectively reducing friction in body contact areas through its unique double-folding drive module, thereby alleviating side effects such as user discomfort and friction.
A Hurotics official said, “H-Flex is a wearable robot designed to provide customized support according to user requirements, and with a modular actuation device combined with Edge AI, it can be customized to reflect the user’s specific requirements.” “It contributes to increasing efficiency by utilizing the usage logs and various auxiliary rehabilitation programs provided within, and has the effect of helping users overcome physical limitations and improve their quality of life,” he added.
“Currently, H-Flex is going through the patent application process, and its official launch in domestic and overseas markets is targeted for April 1 of this year,” he said. “Prior to this, we will introduce this product at CES 2024 and select it for the Innovation Award.” “By achieving these results first, we can expect greater demand from major customer bases such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and rehabilitation patients,” he added.
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