Press Release
AIG Japan Holdings
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JapanExpansion of HAL Robot SuitMobility Improvement Program
Opportunity for children and students with lower limb spinal cord
injury to improve walking ability
TOKYO, April 27, 2018 - AIG Japan Holdings KK (AIG Japan) and CYBERDYNE,
INC.(CYBERDYNE) today announced their decision to expand the scope of theirprogram for elementary, junior high and high school students with spinal cord injuries inKanagawa Prefecture. The program uses CYBERDYNE’s Robot Suit HAL ® to reinforce
program participants’ walking ability.
The decision to expand the program was made in response to significant demand frompeople who, because of height, age, nature of disability or place of residence, were notoriginally eligible to participate. As outlined below, the program has been significantly
expanded in order to enable more children and students to take part.
・Change in eligibility based on physical criteria (body size, etc)
Eligibility now includes children and students with lower limb disability (in principle,between 6 and 22 years old, including those not yet at elementary school) who are atleast 100cm tall and weigh a minimum of 15kg (compared to the previous minimum
height of 145cm).
・Change in eligibility based on location
The program is now available to people from any part of Japan, as long as they canarrange their own transportation to the Shonan Robocare Center in Kanagawa
Prefecture. This removes the previous limitation requiring participating children andstudents to be either living in or commuting to Kanagawa Prefecture.
・Change in eligibility period
As a result of the changes expanding the scope of participants, the programapplication period has been extended to September 2018.
The HAL Robot Suit Mobility Improvement Program is based on a business alliance
formed between AIG Japan and Cyberdyne in November 2016 to help children who, due
to accident or illness, have difficulty walking. The aim of the program is to provide newopportunities to motivate participants to increase their walking functionality. AIG Japan ishelping fund the initiative, providing the program free to participants since October 2017.
The program for children and students brings together AIG Japan’s ACTIVE CARE
concept and initiatives being promoted by Kanagawa Prefecture under two core themes of‘Returning to pre-illness ability’ and ‘Pursuing cutting edge medical treatment andinnovative technology’. It is being implemented by Cyberdyne subsidiary Shonan
Robocare Center Co., which is located in Tsujido, Fujisawa, in Kanagawa Prefecture.

The HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) robot suit uses sensors to detect faint bio-electricalsignals transmitted by the wearer’s brain, allowing the wearer to stimulate movement via
neurological commands. Repetition of voluntary movement and walking activities usingHAL’s unique motion principle can help improve physical function.
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