Abstract
Recently, the rapid aging is a serious concern in Japan, and the lack of caretaker is anticipated in the future. When bending and extending finger motions are difficult, that prevents someone from performing daily activities. Therefore developing a device to realize an independent daily life of people with disabilities and to reduce the burden caretaker is expected. To perform daily activities with wearing this device lightweight, flexible and wearability is useful. So, there are many studies about support devices. In this study, a wearable power assist glove to support bending and extending finger is developed. This device consists of sheet-like curved type pneumatic rubber muscle. In this paper, the structure and characteristic of this device is described. Additionally, the effectiveness of this device is experimentally evaluated.
