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IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Rehabilitation
Robotics
CO-CHAIRS Michelle J. Johnson
Eugenio Guglielmelli
Takahori Shibata Marquette University, USA
Università
Campus Bio-Medico, Italy
AIST, Japan (From RAS Area
1 Americas) (From RAS
Area 2 Europe, Middle Est Africa)
(From RAS Area 3 Asia Oceania)
SOME RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE REHAB ROB DOMAIN
THE WL-16 LEGGED CHAIR FOR MOBILITY OF THE
ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED
A NEW SIMPLE SYSTEM FOR ROBOT-MEDIATED UPPER LIMB
MOTOR THERAPY
ROBOT-THERAPIST CO-OPERATION FOR LOWER LIMB
MOTOR THERAPY

• MEMOS is a novel low-cost, 2 d.o.f. mechatronic
  system for elbow-shoulder rehabilitation
• Developed by the ARTS Lab of the Scuola Superiore
  SantAnna (Pisa) and experimented at Fondazione
  S. Maugeri (Veruno), Italy
• Preliminary clinical trials on post-stroke
  patients show very encouraging results

• This robot consists of two Stewart Platform type
  legs and waist with a passenger seat
• Developed by Waseda University (Tokyo) in
  co-operation with the TMSUK company
• Preliminary tests confirmed the stability and
  effectiveness of the system carrying one 60 Kg
  passenger

• The KineAssist is a robotic device for gait and
  balance motor training
• It results from a partnership of the Rehab
  Institute of Chicago with the IDEO company
• Key novel feature is therapist-robot physical
  interaction and co-operation for assisting the
  patient exercise

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