Current capabilities of rehabilitation robots |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK;2. Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Wolfson Centre, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG, UK;1. Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre, Pavement Research Building, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD Nottingham, UK;2. University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA;1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA;2. Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA;3. Epicore Biosystems, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA;4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA;5. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA;6. Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA;7. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA;8. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA;9. Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA;10. Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA;11. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA;1. Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China;2. School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Kowloon, China;3. School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China;1. School of Microelectronics and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Imaging and Sensing Microelectronic Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China;2. Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, Henan, Luoyang 471023, PR China |
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| Abstract: | Predictions are often made of intelligent and independently mobile robots for the disabled, and researchers are continually improving laboratory systems. Reductions in the cost of the technology involved may lead to affordable devices by the end of the decade. Less ambitious goals must be adopted by those projects wishing to distribute robotic aids to the disabled in the next few years. A modest selling price dictates the use of existing components. Even with the advent of more advanced robots, cost considerations may still make simpler devices an attractive alternative. Excessive optimism of future capabilities should be avoided, lest unrealistic expectations of current robotic aids hamper their development. Progress at all levels of rehabilitation robotics is complementary. |
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