Robotic devices and brain-machine interfaces for hand rehabilitation post-stroke
Alistair C. McConnell, Renan C. Moioli, Fabricio L. Brasil, Marta Vallejo, David W. Corne, Patricia A. Vargas, Adam A. Stokes
Robotics Lab., School
of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS Edinburgh, United Kingdom. E-mail: acm9@hw.ac.uk
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2229
Lay Abstract
A Review of the current state and future potential of robotic systems and brain machine interfaces for stroke rehabilitations.
Stroke is an increasing global disease. There is an increase in the number of survivors from stroke but no corresponding increase in the number of specialists to aid with rehabilitation of patients.
Within the field of robotics, an area of increasing investment and development is medical robotics.
This review explains the current issues facing stroke rehabilitation and explores how the use of medical robotic systems and brain machine interfaces could resolve some of these challenges. Also discussed are future trends in hardware development (for example the use of soft robotics over hard robotics), and the ethical issues surrounding patient data usage.
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