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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.