Passive Mechanical Add-On for Treadmill Exercise

Frequent therapy is essential for gait rehabilitation  after a stroke. With physician shortage and an aging population, robotic rehabilitation is a promising soluting.
In this project, we investigate how we can leverage elastic tendons and a novel pulley configuration to deliver high-intensity therapy. This passive system is easy to set-up, low cost and accessible. The configuration of the pulleys and tendons can be adapted to allow for personalization of physical therapy.