Over the past four decades, there have been breakthroughs in communication, mobility and
tools to manipulate objects. Probably the most important transformation has been the …

摘要机器人技术的研究已从传统的工业领域扩展到医疗服务, 教育娱乐, 勘探勘测, 生物工程,
救灾救援等新领域, 并快速发展. 本文简要介绍了工业机器人, 移动机器人, 医疗与康复机器人和 …

The impact of robots on employment is discussed extensively, for example, within the
academic literature and the public domain. Disabled people are known to have problems …

New technology design and its integration into a social environment in a noninvasive way
are recognized as one of the main challenges of the rapidly growing technology world. The …

Purpose. The aim of this study is to describe the robotic assisted transfer device (RATD) and
an initial focus group evaluation by end users. The purpose of the device is to aid in the …

As the world's elderly population drastically increases, aging-related cognitive impairments
have become one of the biggest healthcare concerns. In this paper, we present the design of …

When the human body is immobile, it deteriorates after a short period of time. Early and
frequent mobilization of a patient or resident is thus critical to maintaining or regaining …

The Personal Mobility and Manipulation Appliance (PerMMA) is a recently developed
personal assistance robot developed to provide people with disabilities and older adults …

The ability to perform activities of daily living and mobility-related activities of daily living are
substantial indicators of one's ability to live at home and to participate in one's community …

Abstract The Personal Mobility and Manipulation Appliance (PerMMA) is a recently
developed personal assistance robot created to provide people with severe physical …