Mars Zhang has spent the better part of two years building a robotic arm in his bedroom. He did not start with a research ...

Human-robot interaction (HRI) in assistive technologies encompasses the design, development and deployment of robotic systems that support individuals with physical, cognitive or sensory impairments.

Robin is deployed across 30 different health systems, and Expper has plans to deploy 10 more in different states.

The first time Esther Klang tried the Atalante X, a self-balancing robotic exoskeleton, she was elated. Klang, who is quadriplegic, works with Fable, an accessibility-testing platform that pairs ...

When building assistive robotics, the potential for a disconnect between engineering decisions and the user's needs is significant.

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new methodology for a robot to learn how to move its arms autonomously by combining a type of observational learning with ...

When someone has been rendered tetraplegic by a spinal cord injury, they may still retain partial use of their wrists. An experimental device has been designed to help such folks lift cumbersome ...

Using a socially assistive robot (SAR) in post-stroke rehabilitation improves outcomes, according to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. They conducted the first long-term study of robot ...

Up until recently, this work has mostly been evaluated in the lab. But last year, researchers deployed the assistive feeding arm in a pair of studies outside the lab. In the first, six users with ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (UW-EAU CLAIRE PRESS RELEASE) - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will offer a new program in assistive systems and robotics engineering starting in fall 2025 to provide ...