January 21, 2010
“Motorized Knee” Makes Running 30% More Efficient
From the inventors of the famous robot suit HAL-5, comes another innovation that will help increase the efficiency of a human body movement, running.
In particular, this so-called machine is intended for people who love to run as a form of exercise. This may help our disabled friends, but the developers have designed this gadget for season runners, or joggers.
The device was not named but is already popularly known as the "motorized knee".
Researchers from Tsukuba University, Japan, developed the "motorized knee" device which comes as a small plastic kit encapsulating a tiny motor which helps flex the knee, a safety lever, a sensor that detects the degree your knee is flexed to optimize motor operation, and a backpack that carries the control unit with the battery.
Once the device is attached to the knee, it supports the flexing of the knee which allows runners to use 30% less of the muscle power needed to run unassisted.
The "motorized knee" kit is going to be commercially produced in the next three years, and we hope it's going to be smaller and lighter for increased running efficiency.
Click here to read more about "Motorized knee", Device to Improve Running Efficiency.
Written by: John
Filed Under: Microcontrollers, Robotics, Robotics Sensors
Tags: Backpack, Developers, Efficiency, Exercise, Flex, Gadget, Human Body Movement, Innovation, Inventors, Muscle Power, Robot Suit, Runners, Running, Safety Lever, Tiny Motor, Tsukuba University Japan
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Asha
January 22, 2010 at 8:44 am
Great article about Robot suit. Thanks for the post.
Twinkle
January 22, 2010 at 9:03 am
Motorized Knee improves our running efficiency. A very useful invention and a very informative article.
gokila
January 22, 2010 at 9:13 am
it is very nice i like it verymuch
Ann
January 22, 2010 at 9:14 am
That’s really neat. I wonder how the motorized knee will affect runners’ training in the long run? I hope it can be adapter for use for people with disabilities.
akansha
January 22, 2010 at 9:18 am
Its nice to knw tht monetised knee is very helpful its very nice i liked it very much