Jamming with YUMEN Bionics
A friend of engineer Micha Paalman was diagnosed with Duchenne's disease, a serious disease that slowly but surely attacks and weakens the muscles in the body. As the muscles lose strength, they can use some help from a so-called exoskeleton: a device that can support the arms. Strangely enough, insurers reimburse an exoskeleton with only one arm, while your quality of life is of course much better if you can use both your arms. Just think of something as simple as moving in a wheelchair: you need two arms for that. With that wish in mind, that his friend would be able to use both arms for as long as possible, Micha got to work