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Global Prosthetics Leader, Ottobock, Licences Intellectual Property from Ekso Bionics

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today they have formalized a licensing agreement providing intellectual property to Ottobock, the global leader in prosthetics and an innovator in the field of neuro-rehabilitation.

From Ekso Bionics 4 Nov 2014

Ekso Bionics Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Pediatric Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Prototype

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that it has been awarded a P20 Exploratory Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the development of an exoskeleton prototype for children.

30 Oct 2014

NIH Supports Development and Testing of Next-Generation Prosthetic Hand Technology

Work on the design, development and testing of next-generation prosthetic hand technology by a team of researchers from Arizona State University, Mayo Clinic and the Italian Institute of Technology will proceed with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

28 Oct 2014

Lely Reports Successful Automated Feeding System for Dairy and Beef Farms

“There is a clear gap in the market for a flexible feeding system that provides fresh well mixed feed 24/7” says Teus de Jong, Product Manager of Feeding at Lely.

28 Oct 2014

VA North Texas Health Care System to Receive Robotic Exoskeleton

SoldierSocks, a non-profit foundation focused on helping veterans, announced today that the VA North Texas Health Care System is the next recipient of an Ekso Bionics™ suit. The Ekso GT™ will help injured veterans walk again at the Dallas VA Medical Center, Spinal Cord Injury Center (SCI), which serves over 900 Veterans with spinal cord injury/disorder including 200 patients with multiple sclerosis in the southwest region.

25 Oct 2014

Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Places Order for Three Ekso GT Robotic Exoskeletons

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago has ordered three Ekso GT™ robotic exoskeletons for use in general neuro-rehabilitation of patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, and incomplete spinal cord injury.

16 Oct 2014

Robots to Save Lives in Calamity Situations in the Alps

Scientists at the University of Twente are working on robots that are expected to save lives in calamity situations in the Alps. The emphasis within this SHERPA project is on cooperation between human rescue workers, the ground robot (‘ground rover’) with a robotic arm and flying robots. This week all the members of the SHERPA consortium will meet in Twente in order to harmonize their results and to experiment with the various parts of the robot platform.

13 Oct 2014

Prosthetic System Helps Feel Different Types of Sensation

Even before he lost his right hand to an industrial accident 4 years ago, Igor Spetic had family open his medicine bottles. Cotton balls give him goose bumps.

9 Oct 2014

Robotic Prostheses Controlled via Neuromuscular Interfaces Become a Reality

For the first time, robotic prostheses controlled via implanted neuromuscular interfaces have become a clinical reality. A novel osseointegrated (bone-anchored) implant system gives patients new opportunities in their daily life and professional activities.

9 Oct 2014

Ekso Bionics Showcases Robotic Exoskeleton Technology at 91st ACRM Annual Conference

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that it will be showcasing their robotic exoskeleton technology at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine's (ACRM) 91st Annual Conference, taking place from October 7-11, 2014 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, ON, Canada.

From Ekso Bionics 8 Oct 2014