Through the lower limb rehabilitation robot, Paralympic champion Yao Fang stood up again.

　　In a car accident 22 years ago, Yao Fang's spinal cord was damaged, and he can only be accompanied by a wheelchair. Just last week, the China Health Promotion Foundation's grassroots rehabilitation innovation service and capacity-building charity project "the first inspirational short film for rehabilitation robots in 2020" was warmly launched. As the protagonist of the film, Yao Fang gave people a surprise: thanks to perseverance and The lower limb rehabilitation robot developed by Shanghai has finally fulfilled her dream of "standing up" and "walking".

　　After 22 years, Yao Fang stood up again with the help of an intelligent lower limb robot. She said that this kind of down-to-earth feeling is really good. The pictures in this article are provided by Jinshan District

　　In 1998, 28-year-old Yao Fang suffered a car accident and became a patient with spinal cord injury. In June 2002, Yao Fang, who lives in Jinshan, Shanghai, was selected by the Shanghai Sports Training Center for Disabled Persons. He won two gold medals for personal foil and personal epee at the National Games the following year, and successfully joined the national team. Won multiple world championships and Paralympic Games champions.

　　In June 2002, Yao Fang was selected by the Shanghai Sports Training Center for the Disabled. In 2003, he won two gold medals in his national foil and personal epee at the National Games. One day in 2019, when she accidentally swiped on the WeChat circle of friends, she saw an article about the intelligent rehabilitation robot developed by Shanghai. As soon as she saw the light, she took the initiative to find relevant personnel of the company and expressed her ideas to try .

　　The intelligent rehabilitation walking robot that Yao Fang wants to try is designed with a biped modular structure, equipped with a self-developed motion controller, multi-dimensional force sensor and integrated flexible joint motor, with walking function as the core to provide forward mobility.

　　The device consists of a lower limb rehabilitation robot and a weight loss device. It can control the unconscious lower body and its joints through wireless communication between the robot thigh and a smart terminal similar to a smart watch to help patients with spinal cord injury to assist walking. The smart device is equivalent to a smart watch, and you can choose the fast, medium and slow three-speed walking speed according to your own situation.

　　After reviewing the degree of disability, Yao Fang went there six times. After each experience, she would give feedback to the staff. For example, the battery was originally inconvenient to disassemble and charge, and after the improvement, the weight was reduced and it was easy to charge. The soft thigh packaging material of the machine was hard and easy to wear the damaged part. After the feedback, the soft packaging was changed.

　　After repeated training and equipment upgrades, in November 2019, she achieved wear and walk with her own strength and perseverance.

In November 2019, Yao Fang realized wearing and walking with his own strength and perseverance

　　When he stood up with his own strength for the first time, Yao Fang was excited. "This kind of down-to-earth feeling is really good. After standing up, the most I want to do is go to the park and go to the supermarket to buy Dishes, to do what ordinary people can do, to greet others with their eyes staring, to rediscover the beauty of life, but also want to share their experiences with people with disabilities like me. "

　　Yao Fang said that there are more than 20 spinal cord injury friends in Jinshan Hope Home. They all came to consult about the rehabilitation robot and wanted to stand up like her.

　　On January 12, 2020, at the launch ceremony of the first Global Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Summit Forum and grassroots rehabilitation innovation service and capacity-building public welfare project held in Shanghai, the Shanghai-made lower limb rehabilitation robot that made Yao Fang realize the dream of standing and walking was launched worldwide . She said: "Life has never given up on anyone. Everything we have experienced is fulfilling the value of life." For the epidemic situation, Yao Fang felt that difficulties are always inevitable, and it will pass after a long time, as long as it is strong and Optimistic, I believe everything will eventually return to normal.

　　Surging News Reporter Yu Kai Correspondent Chen Weiting Weng Yu