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After a short presentation of the most important mobility aids, details about rollators are given and few representative examples are described. The original design of ALPHA rollator is presented and the constructive and technological aspects are emphasized. The paper presents the developed prototypes and their advantages as well as the results of the experimental tests.
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Abrudean, A. (2011). The Development of the ALPHA Rollator. In: Vlad, S., Ciupa, R.V. (eds) International Conference on Advancements of Medicine and Health Care through Technology. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 36. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22586-4_2
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