Wearable robot to support continuation motivation improvement in patients

Abstract

The robot supported the rehabilitation of the stroke patient in acute stage was developed. The movement to catch a thing affects their life seriously. Patients feel uneasiness because, their movement that was able to perform without problems is not possible to do suddenly. Feelings affect the continuation of the rehabilitation. This study is aimed for the motivation improvement for rehabilitation. our robot supports the movement of the patient for catching things by simple operations.