Manmeet Maggu, co-founder and CEO of Trexo Robotics, tells the story of Trexo Residence, a robotic strolling machine that can be utilized along with the Rifton Pacer. Word: Trexo Robotics is totally impartial from Rifton Gear.

Trexo’s Origin Story

I discovered of my nephew’s prognosis of cerebral palsy in 2006. On the time Praneit was nonetheless a younger toddler, however the docs already knew that he wouldn’t be capable to stroll. Decided to show them incorrect, we searched for a lot of options however couldn’t discover one which would supply him with sufficient help and present him what strolling was. We received him his first Rifton Pacer so he might expertise common weight bearing and be upright. I used to be decided to discover a approach to assist him observe strolling like his friends.

Whereas this was taking place, I used to be an engineering pupil on the College of Waterloo. For my remaining faculty yr challenge, I made a decision to construct robotic legs to assist Praneit stroll as I imagined. As a result of he was already conversant in the Rifton Pacer, and I wanted a approach to assist preserve him secure from falling, I made a decision to connect these legs to the Pacer.

Trexo Robotics is the results of this experiment, and it has progressed additional than I’ve ever imagined. Seeing Praneit take his first steps with the Trexo was the proudest second of my life. Right now, I proceed to expertise this pleasure by means of tales I hear from households about how the Trexo Residence has modified their lives for the higher. I wished to share a few of these experiences with you within the hopes of serving to you resolve if the Trexo might assist your youngster too.

Trexo Helps Take Steps with Repetition

Think about a bodily therapist transferring your youngster’s legs, step-by-step, to assist them discover ways to stroll appropriately. Now think about that the bodily therapist by no means will get drained and strikes every step exactly the identical approach over and over. That’s the essential perform of the Trexo.

Now we have seen youngsters who can solely take one or two steps on their very own, take hundreds of steps with huge smiles on their faces. With the Trexo they’ll stroll additional than they ever imagined, which makes them really feel assured and robust. With the assistance of the Trexo, youngsters can work on their endurance and construct power of their legs.

With time, many youngsters begin to present modifications of their gait outdoors of the Trexo. With common Trexo observe, they get sufficient repetitions to vary the way in which they stroll with out it, studying to elevate their knees, strike with their heels and enhance the toe-off. One in every of our first customers improved a lot that she might virtually race up stairs!

Good Posture for a Robust Core

The Trexo legs additionally assist with posture. By conserving the kid’s legs straight down, the Trexo holds the higher physique upright, which causes the trunk to remain engaged. Pairing the Trexo appropriately with Rifton’s chest immediate and arm prompts even helps youngsters who can’t roll or sit on their very own. Stronger core and improved trunk management are a number of the first modifications we now have seen in a lot of our Trexo Residence customers.

It’s superb what number of each day features rely upon the core. Now we have heard tales from mother and father describing how their youngster is now capable of dress whereas sitting up, chew their meals, not rely upon the g-tube, and even drink from a straw cup independently. The core known as the core for a cause; it will be significant for all the pieces the human physique does!

For a lot of youngsters who can’t sit or stand on their very own, a stronger core helps with extra independence. Proud mother and father have shared with us that their youngster is now capable of steadiness longer and sit upright on their very own.

Staying Energetic to Keep Wholesome

Maybe probably the most vital issues to us is that the Trexo has helped broaden the kind of one that can use assistive gear for strolling. Beforehand, if a baby didn’t meet sure standards, they might not be capable to use a gait coach to expertise the facility of strolling. With the Trexo, a lot of these restrictions are gone.

The Trexo has efficiently helped many youngsters with completely different skills. This consists of youngsters with a number of of the next: contractures, excessive tone, lack of ability to roll, sit, steadiness independently, provoke motion and extra. These youngsters use the Trexo and collectively take a whole bunch of hundreds of steps. With every Trexo step, they stroll in the direction of bettering their cardiovascular well being, growing the frequency of their bowel actions, tiring themselves out to allow them to sleep higher and sharing the enjoyment of strolling with their family members.

Final yr, my nephew took over 80,000 steps within the Trexo! We’re additionally excited in regards to the experiences different households have had with the Trexo. In fact these outcomes are reported by mother and father and are completely different for every youngster. Thanks to oldsters’ superb suggestions, we now have a number of analysis research in progress to assist us perceive the precise advantages of the Trexo.

Within the meantime, every Trexo household teaches us extra about utilizing the adjustability of our system and the Rifton Pacer to create the right strolling companion for his or her youngster. We hope you may be a part of us on this thrilling journey!

Join with Trexo Robotics:
Web site: www.trexorobotics.com
E-mail: hey@trexorobotics.com
Telephone: (USA) +1 650-646-7511
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