Office of Mayor Isko Moreno - Inauguration of Robotics Rehab program at Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and Tasha Rodriguez of Robocare inaugurates Robotics Rehab program in Manila.

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MANILA - The City of Manila on Tuesday launched the Robotics Rehab program at the Ospital ng Maynila, which will allow patients to use advanced robotics rehabilitation technology for free.

The local government rented two sets of Hybrid Assistive Limb or HAL, which could aid patients who are trying to correct the movement of their lower extremities, the Manila Public Information office said in a statement.



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The Ospital ng Maynila now has a technology that can help patients who are physically challenged or have neurological disorders in their recovery.

In partnership with Robocare Solutions Inc., the local government of Manila rented six units of the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), the world’s first wearable cyborg-type robot.

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Manila Mayor Isko Moreno talks to Ben Santos, a stroke patient wearing an exoskeleton robot called HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb), at the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center on Tuesday.

The robot donated by Robocare Solutions can be used by people with life-long disabilities. It can provide bodily support and helping improve their mobility.

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MANILA, Philippines — The city government of Manila has launched its Robotic Rehabilitation program for physical therapy at the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC).

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said the use of robotic aids will be for patients who have spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and progressive intractable neuromuscular diseases.

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Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso tries walking with a Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), one of the equipment of the Robotics Rehabilitation Program of the Ospital ng Maynila. The hospital facility is set to be inaugurated on June 29, Tuesday.

HAL is a lower limb type robotic assist that uses advanced robotic rehabilitation technology.

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