2024-01-12 22:17:34
Of all the gadgets and innovations presented at the 2024 edition of the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the glove that stabilizes hand movements caused by Parkinson’s disease has captured much of the attention. GyroGear’s mechanical support promises to restore fine movement of the limbs with the help of a new gyroscope enabled on the opposite side of the palm.
The GyroGear company was founded by doctor Faii Ong, who experienced the difficulties that patients with Parkinson’s disease live with. Ong and a few colleagues have been working on the glove to calm those tremors since 2016, inspired by their hours of service in hospitals. Years of research and testing have finally come to light at CES 2024. The product even caught the interest of personalities like Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who visited the stand of the glove to talk to the founder.
Parkinson’s involuntary movement
Gyrogear has been cryptic about its glove technology, but demonstration videos claim it controls up to 80% of body movements resulting from Parkinson’s. The support is achieved thanks to the relationship between a space-grade gyroscope and a structure manufactured by Foxconn, the same company that Apple uses for its computers. The motor that compensates for involuntary movements is attached to a breathable glove in conjunction with a lithium battery that provides four hours of continuous use.
The first batch of the glove to suppress Parkinson’s tremors will be available in the coming months. On the GyroGear page you can pre-order by choosing the hand position and limb size. In its first version, the GyroGlove It costs $4,899..
Gyrogear does not advertise its product as a solution for Parkinson’s. The overview is that this is the most advanced handheld stabilizer in the world. Its prolonged use will not help the neurodegenerative disease slow down, but it will return much of the control that is lost in essential activities, such as eating.
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