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Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Robotics

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The successful introduction of robotic technologies in the rehabilitation arena critically depends on the possibility to design machines able to operate in symbiosis with patients, i. e., adapting the level of assistance to their residual abilities. Safety, easiness of use, and flexibility are key factors for these systems, which typically operate in continuous physical contact with the human body.

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  2. Medical Engineering and Neuroprosthetics, Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering, St. Ingbert, Germany

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Zollo, L., Accoto, D., Sterzi, S., Guglielmelli, E. (2011). Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Robotics. In: Kramme, R., Hoffmann, KP., Pozos, R.S. (eds) Springer Handbook of Medical Technology. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74658-4_42

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