Wearable Robotics Association Makes China Debut with AI-Powered Rehabilitation Innovations and Files IPO Prospectus

With the continuous emergence of intelligent technologies, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation centered on intelligence is underway.

In recent years, technological innovation in the international field of intelligent assistive devices has been highly active. The penetration and integration of various advanced technologies and innovative achievements—such as information technology, networking, microelectronics, biomaterials, and precision manufacturing—into the field of intelligent assistive devices have accelerated steadily. Consequently, intelligent assistive devices have gradually become a focal point of industrial competition.

This year’s Welfare Expo will partner with the Wearable Robotics Association to launch a flagship new Robotics Zone.

The Wearable Robotics Association is currently the largest international consortium for wearable robotics. The Wearable Robotics Conference (WearARcon), held in the United States, has attracted participation from world-renowned rehabilitation robotics companies such as Ekso Bionics, suitX, Cyberdyne, Indego, ReWalk, and Ottobock, as well as prestigious international universities including MIT, the University of Tokyo, and Northeastern University.

This year, the Association is exhibiting outside the United States for the first time, showcasing cutting-edge international technologies and a range of revolutionary products at the exhibition. It will comprehensively demonstrate the applications of robotics in assisting individuals with disabilities, enhancing work efficiency, and improving quality of life.

For the first time, this Welfare Expo has introduced a dedicated Smart Technology Zone, bringing together top international brands in the field of intelligent assistive devices. Industry-leading companies such as Fourier Intelligence, Daai Robotics, Hengzhuo, Gongdao Fengxing, Fulukang, Elderly-Friendly, and Hubang will present an industry showcase of intelligent assistive technologies to attendees.

Fourier Intelligence will unveil its newly launched lower-limb exoskeleton robot, the Fourier X1. Equipped with 19 sensors located at the lower-limb joints and plantar surfaces, the device detects changes in the user’s gait during walking. Through AI-driven data analysis, it outputs signals to the actuation components, dynamically adjusting gait trajectories to help patients “execute” their movement intentions.

Da Ai will showcase its lower-limb rehabilitation robots, including AiLegs and AiWalker, along with synchronized software systems for the rehabilitation process, such as gait detection and assessment systems, intelligent medical record collection systems, and plantar pressure detection and analysis systems. This integrated offering provides a comprehensive, professional, customized, and visualized solution for patients’ rehabilitation therapy.

Gongdao Fengxing will introduce China’s first intelligent powered below-knee prosthesis—the “Fengxingzhe®.” The device captures sensor signals at 25 times the recognition speed of the human eye, uses onboard chip processing to determine the user’s geographical environment in real time, and predicts movement intent. By replacing the brain and biological nerves in issuing motor commands to the prosthetic limb, it achieves seamless human-machine integration, enabling users to take a natural step forward.

(To learn more about brands and the latest exhibits, please visit the Welfare Expo in person for a firsthand experience!)

Concurrently, the 2017 International Academic Annual Conference on Wearable Robots for Medical Rehabilitation will be held. Themed “Artificial Intelligence Empowering Medical Rehabilitation,” the conference will invite experts from top-tier international research institutions—including the University of California, Berkeley; Vanderbilt University; Columbia University; Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Italy; and the College of Engineering at Peking University—to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as emerging trends in wearable robot technology and the development landscape of robotics in rehabilitative medicine.

Time:September 14, 2017 (All Day)

Location: Hall 310, 3rd Floor, China National Convention Center

Guiding Organization

China Disabled Persons' Federation, Peking University

Organizer

U.S. Wearable Robotics Association, China Assistive Technology Center for Persons with Disabilities, College of Engineering, Peking University

Organizer

Beijing Gongdao Fengxing Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.; International Academic Annual Conference

Invited Guests

Prof. Homayoon Kazerooni

Internationally renowned robotics expert (pioneer in exoskeleton robotics), University of California, Berkeley

Professor Michael Goldfarb

Internationally renowned robotics expert (rehabilitation robotics), Vanderbilt University, USA

Dr. Joseph K. Hitt

President of the International Society for Wearable Robotics

Prof. Sunil Agrawal

Internationally renowned robotics expert (rehabilitation robotics), Columbia University, USA

Professor Nicola Vitiello

Internationally renowned robotics expert (rehabilitation robotics), The Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy

Professor Wang Qining

Researcher, College of Engineering, Peking University

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