Research on Rehabilitation Engineering at ARTS Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy

摘要

The mission of the Advanced Robotics Technology and Systems (ARTS Lab), Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna is to address research in the field of Biorobotics and Biomechatronics with a strong interdisciplinary approach, integrating different knowledge backgrounds to study of theoretical and technological problems related to the development of advanced robotic systems. The research areas investigated at ARTS Lab are: (1) Rehabilitation Robotics; (2) Assistive Robotics; (3) Bio-inspired Robotics; (4) Bionics; (5) Humanoid Robotics; (6) Human Machine Interfaces, and, (7) Gerontechnology. The ARTS Lab has a strong experimental focus, with particular emphasis on design, fabrication and experimental assessment of robot prototypes, several robotic platforms have been developed in the framework of national and international projects in collaboration with private and public entities, as for example humanoid robots, platforms for experiments on learning and sensory-motor coordination, cybernetic and prosthetic hands, wearable devices for biomechanical motion analysis, robotic systems for functional support rehabilitation of human limbs, humanoid robotic hands (that are currently integrated on humanoid platforms in Italy and Japan) and innovative systems for personal assistance of disable and elderly people. The ARTS Lab is part of a network of partnerships with national and international research centers, industries and hospitals involved in robotics biomedical engineering, neuroscience, biology and clinical services. In addition ARTS Lab has strong partnership with companies interested in joint research, development and in assessment of innovative products for biomedical applications. ARTS Lab facilities include several hardware platforms for sensors and actuators development and characterization, robotic systems for motion analysis and neurorehabilitation, advanced human-machine interfaces, domotic laboratory for development and assessment of ambient intelligence systems, platforms for biomechanical simulation and modeling of human motion.