Rehabilitation robotics
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Rehabilitation robotics is a field that applies robotic systems, wearable devices, and automation technology to assist, restore, and enhance human motor function in individuals with physical disabilities or neurological injuries such as stroke, spinal cord injury, or limb loss. These systems include exoskeletons, prosthetic limbs, therapeutic manipulators, and soft wearable devices targeting the upper and lower extremities, designed to deliver repetitive, precisely controlled movement therapy or replace lost function entirely. In practice, rehabilitation robots use sensors, electromyography signals, and advanced control strategies to detect patient intent and adapt assistance accordingly, enabling more intensive and quantifiable therapy than traditional manual approaches. Compliant and series elastic actuators are commonly employed to ensure safe, human-friendly physical interaction. The field matters because it addresses the growing global burden of motor disability, offering scalable, data-driven therapy that can objectively document recovery progress, personalize treatment, and extend rehabilitation access beyond clinical settings — ultimately improving patient outcomes and quality of life.
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Compliant actuator designs
Ronald Van Ham, Thomas G. Sugar, Bram Vanderborght, Kevin W. Hollander, Dirk Lefeber
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A novel approach to stroke rehabilitation
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Citations: 491 • 2014
Recent development of mechanisms and control strategies for robot-assisted lower limb rehabilitation
Wei Meng, Quan Liu, Zude Zhou, Qingsong Ai, Bo Sheng, Sheng Quan Xie
Citations: 463 • 2015
Compliant actuation of rehabilitation robots
Heike Vallery, Jan F. Veneman, Edwin van Asseldonk, R. Ekkelenkamp, Martin Buss, Herman van der Kooij
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Rehabilitation robotics: pilot trial of a spatial extension for MIT-Manus
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Robot-aided neurorehabilitation of the upper extremities
Robert Riener, Tobias Nef, Giorgio Colombo
Citations: 407 • 2005
ARMin III – Arm Therapy Exoskeleton with an Ergonomic Shoulder Actuation
Tobias Nef, Marco Guidali, Robert Riener
Citations: 404 • 2009
Intention-Based EMG Control for Powered Exoskeletons
Tommaso Lenzi, Stefano Rossi, Nicola Vitiello, Maria Chiara Carrozza
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Upper Limb Robot Mediated Stroke Therapy—GENTLE/s Approach
Rui Loureiro, Farshid Amirabdollahian, Michael Topping, Bart Driessen, William Harwin
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Motions or muscles? Some behavioral factors underlying robotic assistance of motor recovery
Neville Hogan, Hermano Igo Krebs, Brandon Rohrer, Jerome J. Palazzolo, Laura Dipietro, Susan E. Fasoli, Joel Stein, Walter R. Frontera, Daniel Lynch, Bruce T. Volpe
Citations: 374 • 2006