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HAL Lumbar Type (Non-Medical)

HAL Lumbar Type is an assistive device on your back. HAL not only helps you move but reads your intention, allowing natural movement with motor assistance and easing the pressure on the lumbar disk. The motor torque can be controlled with the wearer’s thoughts through bioelectric signal sensing technology. HAL Lumbar Type can be utilized for a variety of purposes. It provides assistance to individuals suffering from lower back pain due to injury, aging, or labor-intensive jobs by reducing musculoskeletal stress.

Two applications for one device

HAL Lumbar Support for seniors: Creating self-confidence support in personal care delivery for vulnerable adults and peace of mind for family. From care providers to seniors, HAL Lumbar Type helps reduce the physical burden of lifting and moving people or heavy objects throughout the day as well as:

HAL Lumbar Support for care givers:

HAL Lumbar also helps wearer’s physical work, such as chair-bed or chair-bath transfer, help dressing and undressing, help bathing, rolling seniors on bed, and/or lifting or moving heavy objects.
HAL Lumbar Support is a marvel of wearable technology that improves, supports, and enhances body functions. The system senses your bioelectric signals (BES) and translates them into action. The device reduces the stress applied to the lumbar disk, thus mitigating the risk of lower back pain. You can keep your smile and eldery will smile back. The system also can provide assistance based on the leaning angle of the device without using BES sensors.

HAL Lumbar Support for labor:

HAL Lumbar Support was built with hard workers in mind. From agricultural workers to machine operators and construction workers, HAL helps reduce the physical burden of lifting and moving heavy objects throughout the day through BES technology.
The device can be put on easily and it is very easy to operate. There are five levels of assistance available for various tasks. The device conforms to strict industrial standards for the usage in factory environments. The device also obtained certification for conformance with both ISO13482 standards, which is an international safety standard for personal care robots and European Machinery Directive, which assures its safety.

Takes just seconds to wear and simple to use

Turns strenuous jobs into easy tasks

Encourages the use of proper mechanics of the core through neural cueing exercises

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Specifications

Applicable range of height

(approximate)
140 - 200cm

Applicable range of height

(approximate)
40 - 100kg

Abdominal circumference ≤ 130 cm

Thigh circumference ≤ 80 cm
Pelvic width ≤ 42 cm

External dimensions

Height: 522 mm
Width: 450 - 510mm
Depth: 292mm

Weight

3.1kg including a battery

Operating environment

Temperature : 0℃~40℃
Humidity : 20%~80% *
(no condensation)

Power source

Custom battery

Operating time

ca. 4.5 hours

Length of time to recharge

ca. 2 hours

Please note: Specification are varied accordingly to size of the device

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