Powered wheelchair users often struggle to drive safely and effectively and, in more critical
cases, can only get around when accompanied by an assistant. To address these issues, we …

The field of rehabilitation robotics considers robotic systems that 1) provide therapy for
persons seeking to recover their physical, social, communication, or cognitive function …

Embodied robots are known to be preferable in most cases to their virtual agents for
interaction with and performance by human subjects. This study compared the efficacy of an …

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have persistent deficits in social
communication and social interaction, as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior …

In this paper the evolution of industrial robotics towards rehabilitation tasks is addressed.
The importance of ankle injuries and the appropriate passive or active rehabilitation …

Powered wheelchairs play a vital role in bringing independence to the severely mobility-
impaired. Our robotic wheelchair aims to assist users in driving safely, without undermining …

This brief review addresses the existing systems and challenges and provides future
recommendations on computer-and biosensor-assisted rehabilitation systems for physically …

People with upper extremity disabilities are gaining increased independence through the
use of assisted devices such as wheelchair-mounted robotic arms. However, the increased …

In this paper the implementation of PID controllers for the development of passive
rehabilitation exercises are presented. For which it is designed and built an ankle …

This paper presents the hardware and software control framework for a semi-auton omous
wheelchair. The hardware design incorporates modular and reconfigurable sensors and …