UNICO ARMONICO
Lower-limb robotic prosthetic system
Can aesthetics contribute to the recovery of the trauma suffered by a person who loses a limb? To try to answer this question, 21AM conducted a design process involving all the expertise in robotics & cognitive ergonomics of the Rehab Technologies Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology. UNICO (knee) and ARMONICO (ankle) are a lower-limb robotic prosthetic system, currently existing as TRL7 prototype, clinically tested, whose design is inspired by the "uncanny valley" hypothesis from Professor Masahiro Mori. The result is a perfect balance between an anatomically credible volume and overtly artificial elements.
Date of Launch
unknown
Development Time
more than 24 Month
Target Regions
Europe, North America
Target Groups
Consumers / Users