Robotic Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies.

Cover -- Editorial boards -- Editorial -- A pediatric robotic thumb exoskeleton for at-home rehabilitation -- Integrated vision-based system for efficient, semi-automated control of a robotic manipulator -- Characterizing the human-robot haptic dyad in robot therapy of stroke survivors -- Ergonomic design of a wrist robot -- Towards designing telepresence robot navigation for people with disabilities.

Millions of individuals experience impaired mobility usually accompanied by limited to no manual dexterity. The "cost" associated with these disabilities includes not only those incurred through medical and support services, but also less tangible costs, such as those due lost wages and non-productivity. The goals of rehabilitation are to ameliorate life-limiting disabilities and facilitate community re-entry. While restoration of function is the most positive outcome of rehabilitation, compensatory strategies are also employed when natural function cannot be restored. A particularly promising approach is the use of robotic assistive technologies to extend an individual’s functionality and substitute for compromised functions.In spite of the current advances in robotic assistive technologies, many individuals are still unable to effectively perform activities of daily living due to: 1) the limitations of these technologies vis-à-vis the specific disabling condition; 2) the inability of the technology to adapt to the disease progression; 3) the fatigue and exertion imposed by prolonged exposures to a single form of technology (i.e. single-modal interface); and 4) the difficulties in adaptation/training and the consequent resistance by patients to move from one technology to the next.This ebook of the International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics aimed at providing the readers with a collection of methods addressing aspects both in robotic rehabilitation and in robotic assistive technologies. The five papers selected for this ebook provide original designs, ideas and studies with in-depth analytical findings. Contributions included work using the following techniques: Technologies for Improving Quality of Daily Living, Rehabilitation Robotics and Telemanipulation, Assisting Recovery from Stroke, Technologies to Enhance Mobility and

Function for Individuals with Severe Disability (e.g. Spinal Cord Injury, ASL, Muscle Dystrophy, etc.), Telepresence, Wheelchair Transportation Safety and Mobility, Robotic Prosthesis and Orthotics, Recreational Technologies and Exercise Physiology Benefiting Persons with Disabilities.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.