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The program will be available to technicians, physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians, and medical cybernetics specialists. Training will be organized at the University of Medical Cybernetics, established by Motorica in 2024, as well as at four locations in Moscow. Students will complete practical training at the company's production and medical facilities.
The course covers the entire process of creating traction and bionic prosthetics for upper and lower limbs. After completing it, graduates will be able to independently assemble prosthetics of any type, the company stated.
The shortage of such specialists is critical both in Russia and worldwide. The certified prosthetist workforce globally is 25% below current demand, and by 2050 the need for orthopedic and prosthetic services will double.
Factors driving increasing prosthetist demand vary from country to country. For example, in the USA demand is growing primarily due to population aging and rising diabetes and obesity rates.
According to the "Technologies of Trust" study, with a need for 3,000 prosthetists, only 700 work in Russia, this is 0.48 specialists per 100,000 population. For comparison: in Australia, which also experiences workforce shortage, the indicator is three times higher, 1.62 per 100,000.
Previously, Motorica presented the innovative Omni Hand prosthetic with an optical sensor system that captures changes not only in muscles but also in tendons during movement. Thus the prosthetic can recognize "phantom" gestures, movements the user mentally performs with the lost hand.
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