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JesterBot
Development of a New Robotic
Interface for Therapy and Education
AnthroTronix has developed a unique
"e-health" healthcare telerehabilitation tool and service combination
that provides interactive robotic therapy for children and adults with
disabilities. This healthcare tool will substantially advance the effectiveness
and methods of delivery of therapy by including interactive play to improve the
capabilities of children with disabilities, while providing remote monitoring
for therapists. The rehabilitation tool is a combination of a robot (JesterBot)
and an Internet interface (JesterWeb). It is controlled by a child's body
movements and programmed by special education teachers and therapists. The
product utilizes proprietary technology that enables electronic devices,
through body movement or "gestures", to provide therapeutic as well
as educational and entertainment value. The product is unique from standard
rehabilitation tools in that it replicates and records a person's movements
while providing Internet monitoring and data access.
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