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Research and Development Pathway of Rehabilitative and Assistive Robots at National Rehabilitation Center in Korea

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In Korea, Research Institute of the National Rehabilitation Center is recently built up to improve the quality of life for the disabled. We shortly review rehabilitative and assistive robots with their core technologies. Then, the research and development pathway for those is described.

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  1. Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center, 520, Suyu5-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, 142-884, Korea

    Won-Kyung Song, Kwang-Ok An & Jongbae Kim

  2. National Rehabilitation Hospital, National Rehabilitation Center, 520, Suyu5-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, 142-884, Korea

    Wonwoo Song

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  1. Institut TELECOM/TELECOM SudParis, Handicom Lab., 9, rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry Cedex, France

    Mounir Mokhtari  & Jérémy Bauchet  & 

  2. Institute of Telecooperation, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenberger Strasse 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

    Ismail Khalil

  3. Telecommunication Network and Services Department, HANDICOM Lab., Institut TELECOM & Management SudParis, 9, rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry Cedex, France

    Daqing Zhang

  4. School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QB, Co. Antrim, UK

    Chris Nugent

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Song, WK., Song, W., An, KO., Kim, J. (2009). Research and Development Pathway of Rehabilitative and Assistive Robots at National Rehabilitation Center in Korea. In: Mokhtari, M., Khalil, I., Bauchet, J., Zhang, D., Nugent, C. (eds) Ambient Assistive Health and Wellness Management in the Heart of the City. ICOST 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5597. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02868-7_43

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