French start-up Wandercraft continues to develop its exoskeleton to help rehabilitate people who can no longer walk, such as injured soldiers or stroke victims. A copy has just been entrusted to the military hospital of the Invalides in Paris.
BFMTV journalist Cédric Faiche was able to test the autonomous walking exoskeleton. At the moment, the models are distributed in hospitals and clinics, but Wandercraft intends to move towards daily use for people in wheelchairs. The idea is that the device accompanies the user without the latter having to make any effort and adapts to the morphology and type of disability.
Wandercraft co-founder Jean-Louis Constanza says the model “will launch in a few years with a slimmer, more agile prototype that will cost the price of a high-end power wheelchair.” The company works with health systems to ensure that the remaining charge is as low as possible.
for daily use
Founded in 2012 by a group of engineers, Wandercraft is first and foremost a French robotics company. In January 2022, he raised another 40 million euros to develop his first exoskeleton.
The first version was marketed in 2019 and the first uses were made by rehabilitation hospitals in Europe and the United States. It takes two to three weeks to build a model, but Wandercraft has been dealing with a shortage of electronics in recent months.
The company now wants to develop a version for use in the city and at home for daily use.
Source: BFM TV
