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About
Eri Otaka is a leading researcher at the intersection of rehabilitation robotics and geriatric care, whose work is redefining how we assess and treat motor and cognitive impairments. Her primary research areas span robotic assessment of upper limb function after stroke, quantitative proprioception testing, and the psychosocial impact of socially assistive robots in dementia care. Otaka’s most influential contribution is her 2015 study on the clinical validity of robotic measures of reaching movement in hemiparetic stroke patients, which demonstrated that the KINARM Exoskeleton can reveal underlying motor control deficits with unprecedented precision—a paper that has garnered 79 citations and helped establish robotic metrics as a gold standard in neurorehabilitation. She further advanced proprioception assessment with her 2020 work on the thumb localizing test, achieving 23 citations by proving its reliability against robotic measures. In a notable pivot to human-robot interaction, Otaka’s 2024 pilot study on positive emotional responses to socially assistive robots in people with dementia has already attracted 21 citations, highlighting the immediate therapeutic potential of robotic companions. Her unique perspective as both an occupational therapist and a former patient with a proximal humeral fracture lends rare insight to her research, making her a compelling voice in translational rehabilitation science.
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