Honda Walking Assist Device with Stride Management System

Honda Walking Assist Device with Stride Management System

Walking is going to be easier with Honda Walking Assist Device. After 16 years of research and development, Honda Motor Co. presents a new device that helps improve people mobility. The start of lease sales are expected in November 2015. The Walking Assist Device will be used not only in hospitals as a rehabilitation treatment to improve walking, but also in everyday life.

Honda Walking Assist Device

Honda Walking Assist Device in use

Easy in use	Ergonomic design

The developers of Honda Motor Co. were cooperating with approximately 50 hospitals in Japan to amend and optimise the device. The results gained during the research of human walking and development of humanoid robot, ASIMO, helped to create two walking exoskeleton devices: one with Stride Management System and second with Bodyweight Support System.

The device is compact in size and has a small weight of about 5.95 lbs (2.7 kg). The developers tried to make it easy to use: simply worn on the waist and thighs, it helps to lift the user’s knees when walking. In addition, the device is adjustable for different sizes and types of human body. The battery of the device lasts for 60 minutes of use.