Lotte Corporation Delivers Rehabilitation Walking Robot to Bobath Children's Clinic

Wearable walking robot.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chunhan] Lotte Property & Development announced on the 27th that it will participate in a robot-assisted walking therapy project supporting children undergoing rehabilitation treatment, funded by the participation fees of 2,850 participants in the 'Halloween Untact Run' held at Lotte World Tower last October and the company's own donations.

On the same day, Lotte Property & Development delivered wearable walking robots worth approximately 100 million KRW to Bobath Children's Clinic, a specialized rehabilitation hospital for children with developmental delays.

This robot is a ground walking assistive robot exclusively developed for children with congenital neurological disorders to efficiently receive walking training. It helps children who have difficulty walking with a normal pattern or standing and walking independently to undergo walking training.

Yoon Yeon-jung, director of Bobath Children's Clinic, said, "We are grateful for the great gift of walking robots given to young patients struggling with rehabilitation treatment," and added, "We expect it to give hope to many young patients who have difficulty walking."

Ryu Je-don, CEO of Lotte Property & Development, said, "We are pleased to join the rehabilitation support project for patients who have difficulty walking to learn how to walk and take steps into society together with the participants of the Untact Run," and added, "As a symbol of challenge and passion, Lotte World Tower sincerely supports the passion of patients who are taking on new challenges in walking."

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