This is the Gyro Glove, a glove that controls involuntary movement in Parkinson's.

in all Gadgets And innovations presented at the 2024 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, a glove that stabilizes hand movements caused by Parkinson's disease, have attracted much attention. GyroGear's mechanical support promises to restore better movement of the limbs with the help of a new gyroscope directed on the opposite side of the palm.

GyroGear was founded by doctor Fai Ong who experienced the difficulties of living with Parkinson's disease patients. Ong and a handful of colleagues have been working on gloves since 2016 to quell that trepidation, inspired by their service hours at hospitals. Years of research and testing have finally come to light at CES 2024. The product also attracted the interest of people like Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. visited to stand of gloves Talk to the founder.

Parkinson's involuntary movement

KyroGear is secretive about its glove technology, but demonstration videos say it controls up to 80% of body movements caused by Parkinson's disease. Thanks to the relationship between the space-grade gyroscope and the architecture manufactured by Foxconn, the same company Apple uses for its computers. A motor that compensates for spontaneous movements is paired with a breathable glove with a lithium battery that provides four hours of continuous use.

The first batch of a glove to suppress Parkinson's tremors will be available in the coming months. On the KyroGear page, you can pre-order by selecting the arm position and joint size. In its first version, the Gyro Glove It costs $4,899..

Gyrogear does not advertise its product as a cure for Parkinson's disease. The overview is that this is the most advanced handheld stabilizer in the world. Its prolonged use does not help to slow the progression of neurodegenerative disease, but it does return much of the lost control over essential activities such as eating.