RoboExo rehabilitation device in use
ROBOEXO REHABILITATION DEVICE
ROBOEXO

RoboExo: From Disability to Restoring Independence Through SensoryMotor Assistive Rehabilitation Technology

RoboExo is an intelligent, multi-mode upper-limb rehabilitation device engineered at IIT Delhi, to accelerate paralysis recovery from stroke / spinal-injuries / neurological deficit. By leveraging neuroplasticity, it drives brain reorganization and motor learning via targeted neural recruitment. Featuring a zero-barrier interface, it is easily operated in clinics or homes by patients and caregivers alike.

(Licensed to BioradMedisys for all commercial rights)

PI: Prof. Amit Mehndiratta (IIT Delhi) Email: amehndiratta@cbme.iitd.ac.in

Lightweight ~3 kg, portable, briefcase-sized, suitable for hospitals and home-based rehabilitation.
Validation Clinically validated in more than 100 patients for motor relearning and functional recovery.
Access Zero-barrier interface for clinics, homes, and tele-rehabilitation.
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Description

RoboExo is built around patient-driven rehabilitation and practical accessibility

RoboExo, a robotic device, is an innovative, electromechanical, assistive wrist–hand robotic exoskeleton, developed over a decade of research, for rehabilitation of patients with neuromuscular deficient with upper-limb motor impairment such as stroke, spinal injury or any neurological deficit. The system integrates muscle activity using the sensors -surface electromyography (sEMG), actuators, and advanced control algorithms to assist selective wrist extension and finger flexion & extension movements and promoting inter-joint coordination motion, needed for activities of daily living.

The system can use muscle activity from both Extensor and Flexor compartment of forearm, assist patient in practicing movement of activity of daily living through repeated exercise. It promotes functional grasp-release and stretching, combining patient’s effort, robotic assistance, adaptive feedback and progressive training based on individual clinical presentation. It has been clinically validated in more than 100 patients, in improving motor relearning, coordination, and functional recovery under therapist supervision with minimal therapist intervention.

RoboExo device uses the patient’s own muscle activity to drive the therapy. This bioinspired, EMG-controlled approach directly benefit from motor intention in strengthening brain-muscle communication and promoting use-dependent neuroplasticity. The device is highly versatile and agile in adapting to individual patient needs, pace of therapy progression and in facilitating the pathway for rehabilitation recovery.

The device is equally beneficial in various stages of stroke progression, acute, subacute, chronic and late chronic stages of recovery. The device has multiple safety mechanism to make sure patients, and caregiver can operate it independently and comfortably at home as well without any hinderance or risk.

Lightweight (~3 kg), portable, and housed in a briefcase-sized system, RoboExo features a zero-barrier interface suitable for hospitals, clinics, home-based rehabilitation, and for the tele-rehabilitation applications, making advanced neurorehabilitation accessible as a fundamental right of equal healthcare access.

The device is designed, developed and clinically tested at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The device is protected with granted patents in India, Europe and USA. The device is licenced to our commercial partner for national and international market by FITT, IIT Delhi.

Licensed to BioradMedisys for all commercial rights (contact: bconnected@bioradmedisys.com)

Key Features & Mechanism of Action

The system integrates advanced sensors, powerful actuators, and intelligent control algorithms

The system integrates advanced sensors, powerful actuators, and intelligent control algorithms to deliver highly effective, patient-centric therapy:

  • Intention-Driven Control: By utilizing surface electromyography (sEMG) sensors, the device detects muscle activity from both the extensor and flexor compartments of the forearm. It uses the patient’s own motor intention to drive the therapy.
  • Neuroplasticity & Relearning: This bioinspired, EMG-controlled approach strengthens brain-muscle communication, actively promoting use-dependent neuroplasticity and motor relearning.
  • Coordinated Movement: RoboExo assists with selective wrist extension as well as finger flexion and extension. By promoting inter-joint coordination, it helps patients practice essential functional grasp-release and stretching motions.
Clinical Versatility & Efficacy

RoboExo is engineered to adapt dynamically to an individual's unique clinical presentation

RoboExo is engineered to adapt dynamically to an individual's unique clinical presentation, offering progressive training that combines patient effort, robotic assistance, and adaptive feedback.

  • Broad Care Spectrum: The device is equally beneficial across all stages of stroke progression—including acute, subacute, chronic, and late chronic stages of recovery.
  • Proven Results: Clinically validated in over 100 patients, RoboExo significantly improves motor recovery and coordination under therapist supervision, while requiring minimal therapist intervention.
  • Built-In Safety: Multiple embedded safety mechanisms ensure that patients and caregivers can operate the device independently, comfortably, and without risk.
Portability & Accessibility

Designed with the vision of making advanced neurorehabilitation an accessible, fundamental right

Lightweight (~3 kg), portable, and housed in a briefcase-sized system, RoboExo features a zero-barrier interface suitable for hospitals, clinics, home-based rehabilitation, and for the tele-rehabilitation applications, making advanced neurorehabilitation accessible as a fundamental right of equal healthcare access.

  • Compact Design: Lightweight (~3 kg), portable, and housed in a briefcase-sized system.
  • Zero-Barrier Interface: Suitable for hospitals, clinics, home-based rehabilitation, and for the tele-rehabilitation applications.
Intellectual Property & Collaboration

RoboExo is the product of premier interdisciplinary collaboration and is fully primed for global market

  • Development: Designed, developed and clinically tested at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
  • Patents: The device is protected with granted patents in India, Europe and USA.
  • Commercialization: The device is licenced to our commercial partner for national and international market by FITT, IIT Delhi.
Further Research Articles

For Reading

  1. N Singh, M Saini, Nand Kumar, P Srivastava, A Mehndiratta, Evidence of Neuroplasticity with robotic hand exoskeleton for Post-stroke Rehabilitation: A randomized control trial, 2021 May in Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, (IF 4.2), 18, 76, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00867-7
  2. N Singh, M Saini, S Anand, Nand Kumar, P Srivastava, A Mehndiratta, Robotic Exoskeleton for Wrist and Fingers Joint in Post-Stroke Neuro-Rehabilitation for Low-Resource Settings, 2019 December in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (IF 4.5), volume 27, issue 2, page 2369, DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2019.2943005 , Citations: 16
  3. N Singh, M Saini, Nand Kumar, P Srivastava, S Kumran, A Mehndiratta, Effect of using robotic exoskeleton on neurologic and functional recovery of a 9-year chronic stroke patient: a case report, 2021 May in Frontiers in Neurology (IF 4), 2021, volume 12, article 680733, https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.680733
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