Daiya Industry

Unplugged Powered Suit – Associate Professor Yuichi Kurita

December 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Unplugged Powered Suit, University of Hiroshima and Daiya Industry Co. Ltd., Japan, 2015

Associate Professor Yuichi Kurita and Kazunori Ogawa are developing an Unplugged Powered Suit at Hiroshima University in conjunction with Daiya Industry Co. Ltd., Japan. This is a passive, pneumatic exoskeleton that is composed of three main parts: Pneumatic Gel Muscle (PGM), a connection hose and a pump under the heel (or under the toes of [more]

Daiya Industry Pneumatic Power Assist Glove

December 10, 2015 // 3 Comments

Daiya Industry Power Assist Glove, daiyak.co.jp/, 2015

The Japanese Daiya Industry has released for rent a pneumatic Power Assist Glove. This is the first time a company is providing an inflatable soft exoskeleton as a commercial product. This soft exoskeleton device can be rented for 170,000 Japanese Yen ($137) per month. The Power Assist Glove is available for rent from Daiya Industry only in [more]