Rehabilitation Robots

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Organizations [top]

AAATE - Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe
ATIA - The Assistive Technology Industry Association
RESNA - Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
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Research Labs [top]

Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute, The Wheelchair Project - wheelchair navigation system for indoor and outdoor areas
FernUniversität Hagen, Control Systems engineering group, Hagen, Germany - OMNI Office Wheelchair with High Manoeuvrability and Navigational Intelligence
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Enginnering and Automation IPA, Germany, Care-O-bot
KISS Institute for Practical Robotics - TheTinMan series of robot wheelchairs
Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Center for Autonomous Systems, Stockholm, Sweden - navigation system for a PerMobil wheelchair
Centrum für Rehabiliteringsteknisk Forskning, Lund University, Sweden - Rehabilitation Theories
TIDE, Technology Initiative for Disabled and Elderly, Europe - Rehabilitation Robotics in Europe
University of Bremen, Institute of Automation Technology (IAT), Germany - FRIEND Functional Robot Arm with User Friendly Interface for Disabled People
University of Delaware, Applied Science and Engineering Laboratories - Rehabilitation Robotics Research Program
University of Michigan, Mobile Robotics Lab - NavChair Robotic Aid for the Disabled
University of Pennsylvania, GRASP Laboratory - Climbing Wheelchairs
Vanderbilt University, Center for Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Robotics Lab - HelpMate, Intelligent Soft Arm Control (ISAC)
Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Australia - Robot Arm
Fernuniversität Hagen, Forschungsinstitut Technologie, Germany - Rehabilitation Robotic Projects
Intelligent Cooperative Systems Laboratory, University of Tokyo, Japan - Robotic Room, Human Support System with Room Configuration
Medical University of Lübeck, Institute of Computer Engineering, Germany - MAVERIC, mobile service robot
Tejima Laboratory, Deptartment of Robotics, Ritsumeikan University, Japan - input devices for the people with physical disabilities
The University of Michigan, Mobile Robotics Lab, US - Robotics Aids for the Disabled - NavChair, NavBelt, GuideCane
The faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communtication, University of Brno, Czech Republic - ARDIS
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Johns Hopkins University, Biomechanics Research Lab - REHABOT gait rehabilitation robot, ERGOMAX vertebral-lumbar intrinsic muscle conditioning device
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory - Wheelesley: Development of a Robotic Wheelchair System
University of Bremen,Technologie-Zentrum Informatik (TZI), Germany - The Bremen Autonomous Wheelchair ROLLAND

Companies [top]

Exact Dynamics, The Netherlands - ARM: Assistive Robotic Manipulator
Rehab Robotics Ltd., UK - Handy 1, robot arm feeding handicapped people
Sarcos, Inc., US - Utah Artificial Arm
TGR S.r.l., Italy - Explorer all-terrain electric wheelchair
MRISAR, US - STRAC, Symbiotic Terrain Robotic Assistant Chair
Yobotics Inc, US - RoboWalker
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HelpMate (Pyxis Corp.), US - HelpMate, autonomous robot transport systems for hospitals
Haptica, Ireland - Guido, world's first mobility support system

Projects [top]

MORPHA
TIDE
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Conferences [top]

Cambridge Workshop Series on Univerasal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) - University of Cambridge
ATIA 2002, Orlando, US - professional presentations and discussion about new assistive technology, practical applications and services.
TASH 2004, Santa Barbara, US - Supporting Students With Autism and Other Disabilities In Inclusive Settings Preschool to Young Adults
ASSETS 2004, Atlanta, GA, USA - The 6th International Conference on Assistive Technologies
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RESNA 2004, Florida, US - 27th International Conference on Technology & Disability: Research, Design, Practice & Policy

Journals [top]

Publications [top]

G. Bolmsjö, H. Neveryd, H. Eftring. Robotics in rehabilitation. In: IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, 3, pp. 77-83, 1995.
J.L. Dallaway, R.D. Jackson, P.H. Timmers. Rehabilitation robotics in Europe. In: IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, 3, pp. 35-45, 1995
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POWER AUGMENTATION IN REHABILITATION ROBOTS - Kelly McClenathan and Tariq Rahman, Ph.D
A Case Study on the Effects of a Haptic Interface on Human Arm Movements with Implications for Rehabilitation Robotics
- F. Amirabdollahian, R. Loureiro and W. Harwin

Articles / Press [top]

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Mobile Rehabilitation Robots

Tutorials / Seminars [top]

CWUAAT, Cambridge, UK - 1st Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology
University of Vienna - Workshop on Intelligent Systems in Patient Care, Vienna, Austria
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