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This article provides an overview of the commercial efforts of the Rehabilitation Technologies Division (RTD) of Applied Resources Corp., which was formed in March of 1997 with the mission of establishing a product line of assistive and therapy robotic devices. In effect, this mission requires establishing the market for rehabilitation robotics in the United States. In order to be successful in this endeavour, RTD has created a plan consisting of stages for Market Review, Product Development, Market Entry, and Market Growth. A discussion of information gathered during the last five years, and a review of specific product development efforts is also provided.
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Colello, M.S., Mahoney, R.M. (2002). Commercialising Assistive and Therapy Robotics. In: Keates, S., Langdon, P., Clarkson, P.J., Robinson, P. (eds) Universal Access and Assistive Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3719-1_22
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