New invention: Dr Yeong (far left) together with Bioengineering postgraduate Khor Kang Xiang (middle) and Mechatronic undergraduate Patrick Chin Jun Hua (far right) demonstrating on how to use the CR2-Hapric device works.
JOHOR BARU: A team from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have come up with a device that can aid patients who have suffered from a stroke, traumatic brain injuries or other neurological disorders to improve their hand and arm mobility unsupervised.
Dr Yeong Che Fai, a senior UTM lecturer and a team of undergraduates invented the CR2-Haptic device, which comes with computer software that allows patients to engage in virtual games to help train their muscle movement.
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