Technology
Our approach has been to use a suite of simulation technologies that operate as an integrated system using our proprietary hardware and software. The entire platform is computer controlled and all mechanical functions are robotic.
Beyond what the rider sees and hears, they feel all the subtle g-forces from each turn or change in speed, the bumps and even the texture of the ground is felt through their body, the pedaling and the steering. Feedback from our servo motor robotics is so responsive, riders even feel weight and inertia in the simulation. When riders ease off the pedaling or roll downhill with simulated wind, they are convinced they are coasting! All this is to say is that it is so immersive, riders don't feel like they are on a stationary cycle but rather riding the real thing.
Research on task-oriented therapy utilizing virtual reality and robotic assistance has shown that tasks that are continually challenging and continually novel with meaningful rewards result in the most successful treatments. We simply build on this foundation with the Torque3 platform using our patent-pending approach to task-oriented therapy.
By interlinking the controls regulated by the unimpaired side, the motor system instantly compensates for lateral imbalance between limbs, delivering a smooth experience as if the patient were not impaired. Our goal is to simply make the patient feel whole again during therapy.