Whole-Arm Haptics Helping People
From: Medical Design Technology - 03/04/2014

Led by Dr. James Patton, Director of The Center for Rehab Robotics at the
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), a team of researchers is using a
WAM arm in their studies of error-augmentation to help survivors of stroke
regain upper-limb mobility and strength.

Combined with an inexpensive 3D projection system, users try to reach for
balls that appear sequentially in space before them. During the various
targeted movements, researchers can impart a full range of force fields on
the user. This methodology is designed to reinforce normal motions and
trajectories. The researchers create an engaging environment that challenges
the user and leverages the natural process of neuroplastic learning to
restore lost functions.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/03/whole-arm-haptics-helping-people

Links:
Barrett Technology 
http://www.barrett.com/robot/index.htm

WAM Arm
http://www.barrett.com/robot/products-arm.htm

WAMbotics
http://www.wambotics.com/

WAMbotics NeuroRehabilitation (with videos 0:44, 0:28, 2:24, 1:23)
http://www.wambotics.com/rehab.html

Whole-Arm Haptics Aid Neurorehabilitation Research
http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_healthcare/article/whole_arm_haptics_helping_neurorehabilitation_research/l

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