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Robotic Rehab

Dr Nor Azira Ismail, Daehan Rehabilitation Hospital Putrajaya | Iris Chin, Keeogo Malaysia

15-Dec-22 11:00

Robotic Rehab

You’d go to a drinks stall when you’re thirsty, and the clinic when you’re sick. But where do you turn to when you’re recovering from an injury that will change your life forever — like a limb that no longer works? Prosthetics seem to be an answer for most people, but what if you could take that prosthetic and enhance it with robotics? No, this is not a scene from a movie, but very real life.

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Produced by: Richard Bradbury

Presented by: Richard Bradbury


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Categories:  health policy,  SME,  entrepreneurs,  medical advances,  technology,  economy,  markets

Tags:  robotics,  prosthetics,  rehabilitation,  hospitalisation,  injury, 


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