Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
In this study, using the unexpected intervention overturning the interaction amount of the field and the mental model, an interaction of a robot system that enables sustained nonverbal communication with the mildly demented elderly was proposed and i...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
Robots have the potential to support care and independence of older adults. The ENRICHME project is developing an integrated system composed of a robot, sensors and a networking care platform, aiming at assisting older adults with MCI in their home e...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
This paper presents a novel robotic system, which aims to enhance children's motivation through the gamification of the CIMT process. The system offers adjustability of the required movement skills, ensuring children will put increasingly more effort...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
Robots for older adults have a lot of potential. In order to create an overview of the developments in this area a systematic review of robots for older adults living independently was conducted. Robots were categorized based on their market readines...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
This paper briefly introduces the development of transfer assistive robots in terms of development support. In addition, some products that have been developed are reviewed. Our study reveals there are two development styles with completely opposite ...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
In Japan, several types of robotic rollators and walking trolleys have been developed with financial assistance from the Japanese government, and some of them have been commercialized in 2015 and 2016. In this paper, the specifications and features o...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
METI/AMED are conducting a project on the development and deployment of robotic devices for nursing care to enhance the autonomy of elderly persons and assist care givers. An evaluation protocol is presented and the devices developed in the project a...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
This paper presents an assistive robotic system, which can recognize and express sign language words from a predefined set, within interactive games to communicate with and teach hearing-impaired children sign language. The robotic system uses audio,...
Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)
Jan 1, 2017
PURPOSES: To evaluate the feasibility of using the single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb robot (HAL) to assist with shoulder flexion-extension in healthy adults, and to assess the capacity of the HAL to analyze the bioelectrical signals of muscle activi...
Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
Jan 1, 2017
OBJECTIVE: In order to define the relation between spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) input parameters and the distribution of load within spinal tissues, the aim of this study was to determine the influence of force magnitude and application site whe...
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