Title :
Patient-Tailored Assistance: A New Concept of Assistive Robotic Device That Adapts to Individual Users
Author :
Morales, R. ; Badesa, F.J. ; Garcia-Aracil, N. ; Perez-Vidal, Carlos ; Sabater, Joacquin Munoz ; Papaleo, Eugenia ; Salerno, Antonino ; Zollo, Loredana ; Guglielmelli, Eugenio
Author_Institution :
Univ. Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Elche, Spain
Abstract :
This article presents the development of a new concept for an assistive robotic device that can help people as needed, considering their residual physical and cognitive abilities, and, at the same time, increase their cognitive and physical abilities in activities of daily living (ADLs), such as drinking, cooking, eating, personal hygiene, and grooming.
Keywords :
end effectors; medical robotics; activities of daily living; assistive robotic device; cognitive abilities; end-effector; patient-tailored assistance; physical abilities; Assistive robots; Biomedical monitoring; Cognition; Kinematics; Robot sensing systems;
Journal_Title :
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MRA.2014.2304051
