Reabunculus

2017: Announcement

On August 10, 2017 the Russian company "Intelligence and Innovations" announced the Reabunculus platform which allows "reprogram" a brain of the patients who had a stroke.

The new solution represents  the hardware and software system based on use of neuronets and virtual reality. A system is equipped  with Microsoft Kinect motion sensors and works in cloud infrastructure of Microsoft Azure.

Reabunculus testing by the staff of Intelligence and Innovations company

During the course of performance exercises the neuronet analyzes movements of the patient and pushes him to gradually to expand their range.  The program also uses a predictive method, predicting errors of patients and working with them in real time. Depending on progress of the person of Rehabunculus or shows to the person what at it turns out better, than actually, or aggravates an error, forcing to use more efforts for its correction. 

According to developers, over 70% of information come to a brain through visual sensation, and this property of a human body uses Rehabunculus. After preliminary calibration and setup of the platform the patient in a helmet of virtual reality executes simple exercises like breaking off by a racket of balls. 

That the person submerged in virtual reality does not feel a difference between the video image and the real world the special algorithm adjusts movements of the patient,  thus training a brain on right accomplishment of exercises and recovery of motor functions in extremities or promoting increase in motivation of patients.

Reabunculus testing by the staff of Intelligence and Innovations company

The Rehabunculus platform is held for use as in medical institutions, and at home. The technology supplements the robotic mechanisms which are traditionally used at rehabilitation, allowing to make recovery process continuous and more effective.^[1]

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