Sogang University's wearable "Angelex" has advanced to the finals of the World Robot Design Competition.
Published2017.02.16 17:12Healthcare service functions are also possible
The wearable robot 'Angelex' developed by Professor Kyung-chul Gong's team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sogang University using Dassault Systèmes' SolidWorks program has advanced to the finals of the robot design competition 'UAE Robotics for Good'. Angelex was selected as one of nine finalists out of over a thousand participating robots.
Angelex, a wearable robot for the elderly who experience inconvenience in daily life due to incomplete paralysis and muscle weakness, can walk without a special cane, and its functions have been improved, such as the use of zero-resistance drive technology that prevents the wearer from feeling the weight and resistance of the robot, and the use of IoT technology to provide pedestrian health management services.
▲ 'Angelex', a wearable robot developed using Dassault Systèmes' SolidWorks program.
With the robotics market attracting significant attention, the achievements of Professor Gong Kyung-chul's team are expected to serve as a major opportunity to showcase Korea's robotics technology on the global stage.
The robotics market, valued at $71 billion as of 2015, is growing at an annual rate of over 17%, and leading countries in the robotics industry are already moving quickly to ease regulations and provide government support. Indeed, Japan announced its robotics market strategy in January of last year and announced plans to deploy 9.4 million wearable robots by 2025 to assist the elderly.
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