At one time the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) had a plan to do research and development of rehabilitation equipment, but couldn't carry it out after the budget for it was slashed. Most private enterprises reason that there is little profit in developing products for such a small number of people, so they have little interest in pursuing the matter.
工研院原本有復健器材研發的計畫，因經費被刪除而無法進行。一般廠商則認為，為少數人開發或設計產品沒有利潤可言，因此乏人問津。