Research and development of compact wrist rehabilitation robot system

Biomed Mater Eng. 2014;24(1):123-8. doi: 10.3233/BME-130792.

Abstract

Compact rehabilitation robot system which can support movement of the wrist of patients has been developed. The robot system can detect and analyze the patient's intention to move the wrist by such a biological signal as muscle potential, then, assist the wrist exercise of patients. Also, both-wrist rehabilitation robot system by mirror effect has been successfully developed for practical use in the hospital and at home.

Keywords: Compact rehabilitation robot; biological signal; mirror effect.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Action Potentials
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Equipment Design
  • Feedback
  • Hand Strength
  • Hemiplegia
  • Humans
  • Movement
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Rehabilitation / instrumentation
  • Rehabilitation / methods
  • Robotics*
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Therapy, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation
  • Therapy, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Wrist / anatomy & histology*
  • Wrist Injuries / rehabilitation*
  • Wrist Joint / pathology*