Variable-Damper Knee Prosthesis

        Nowadays mobility represents more than movement.  It encompasses daily lifestyle and more importantly ability to engage in community and environment.  Today, there are more than 50,000 amputees in Thailand.  And, every single one of them is dreaming of having prosthetic legs that are fitted, being able to walk like normal people, durable and light weight.  In fact, these kinds of prosthetic legs can be found in foreign countries, but they are very expensive.  The Institute of Field Robotics (FIBO) in collaboration with NECTEC, Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Center (SNMRC), and Prosthesis Foundation of H.R.H. brings up this dream by investigating, designing and constructing a variable-damper knee prosthesis prototype.  The final version shall yield 3 different types of product including 1) a prototype that damper could be adjusted manually by hands 2) a prototype that damper could be remotely adjusted and 3) a prototype that consists of an adaptive damper.