Problem Statement:
Today, more than 230,000 Egyptians are victims of strokes every year, and a staggering 75.4% do not receive rehabilitation services after being discharged from the hospital. On the other hand, robotic devices have shown significant potential in improving motor function, activities of daily living, and overall quality of life. However, the high cost of these devices, coupled with the need for skilled personnel and individualized treatment plans, poses challenges to widespread implementation.

Target Area: Egyptian who had a stroke.

Proposed Solution: To address these issues, the Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics (REHAssist) research group, led by Dr. Mohamed Bouri, has developed an affordable and user-friendly device specifically designed to aid in the rehabilitation of stroke patients. The primary objective is to make this device open source, ensuring that it can be accessed and utilized by a larger number of people.
By making the device open source, the REHAssist group aims to democratize its use and enable greater accessibility for stroke patients. This development has the potential to positively impact the lives of countless individuals in need of rehabilitation services.
This device has already been successfully implemented in a Brazilian institute. Today, in collaboration with the Global Shapers Lausanne Hub, the project's objective is to also implement this device in a medical institution in Egypt.

Hub Activities:
- Target the de medical institution for the implementation of the device
- Collaborate with EPFL in the development of the prototype
- Develop the collaboration with the medical institution

Short & Long-Term Goals/Results:
- Support EPFL in developing a strategy to implement the LegoPress device.
- Implement a lego press device in a Healthcare facility in Egypte.

Available Metrics: To be collected.

Collaborators:
- EPFL with professor Bouri
- Cairo Hub