Japan's health ministry 25 wil formally approved "robot" and "mixed auxiliary limbs" for medical use (HAL) as a medical equipmentsales in japan, used to improve muscle atrophy in patients with diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophywalking function. This is the first time the japanese govermment has approved the wearable robot as medical apparatus andinstruments, the future will also examine whether to be included in the scope of applicable insurance.

'Robot" and "mixed auxiliary limbs" for medical use is to be able to read human neural sianals of wearable robot, also known as'smart exoskeleton", by jia, a professor at the university of tsukuba mountain of 1996 research and development. in June 2004. andthe fine set up the risk of the enterprise dedicated to the research and development, manufacture and distribution of such a robot.

Normal movement is one of the instructions issued bv the brain, nervous svstem conduction current sianal. drive muscle contractioror relaxation, but muscle atrophy patients with diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, muscle atrophyafter accepting neural electric signals can't complete the movement.

'Robot" and "medical use hvbrid auxliany limbs" device, such as used on the thigh and knee sensor to read the neural electricsianals from the people who want to exercise, using the builtin computer manipulation of the ioints of motor help movement. alsocan simulate "to go" this kind of feeling of nerve curent feedback sianal transfer back to the brain, helping to restore the walkinafunction of human body, This is actually use the motor instead of the patients has been shrinking muscles

On November 10, Japan's health ministry expert meeting recommendations will be such robots as medical apparatus andinstruments, used in the treatment of muscle strength recession or the incurable diseases such as muscle atrophy, the proposalformally approved by the ministry of health, Labour and welfare on the 25th.