Honda uses Asimo technology to get the elderly on their feet

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We've been following Honda’s Stride Management Assist since its first unveiling in 2008, to the introduction of its sturdier cousin into the workplace and then its U.S. tour in 2009. Now the ASMIO spin off is scheduled to undergo field tests by Japan's National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG). The NCGG will test 40 units of the device on people with limited walking ability at the Elder Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Center at Resora Obu Shopping Terrace in Obu, Japan... Continue Reading Honda uses Asimo technology to get the elderly on their feet

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Aging, ASIMO, Honda, Japan, Mobility, Robotic

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