Winkey is a robot for supporting eyelid movement. This robot was designed for people with facial paralysis, especially on one side of the face. People with facial paralysis are not able to blink, which leads to dry eyes and could cause permanent damage to the cornea. Against this problem, I developed a robot system to support eyelid movements on the paralyzed side, based on the eye closure on the healthy side. This robot provides non-invasive support for eyelid movements with deformation of soft material.
