Rehabilitation, exoskeleton and powerd prosthetic robots work directly with the body to restore, assist, or replace human movement. They capture the user’s motion, force muscle and brain signals, interpret the intended action, and drive powered joints in time with the wearer. These are medical devices and faults can cause injury, so safety and reliability are primary requirements.
Companion articulations
The arms of a companion robot move for expression and light interaction: gesturing, pointing, reaching toward a person. The actuation is low-force, smooth and quiet, and safe to touch, since the arm works around children and older adults. Force is he
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Rehab, exoskeleton and prosthetics biosignals monitor and alarm
The biosignals and vital sign monitor watch the patient through a therapy session and raises an alarm when a reading leaves its safe range. It extracts the physiological signals, checks them against limits, and alerts the wearer and the clinician.
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Rehab, exoskeleton and prosthetics controller, sensing and connectivity
The controller unit runs the device. It captures the wearer’s movement and intent, senses the limb’s position and surroundings, decides how much to assist, drives the powered joints, and links to clinician systems. It also sets adaptive assistance by
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Rehabilitation and assistive robot families
| Family | Form and setting | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation systems | In-clinic machines, therapist-controlled to AI-assisted | Deliver intensive, repeatable therapy and track movement across a range of conditions |
| Exoskeletons | Wearable powered frames, rigid or soft | Support or augment the lower or upper limb movement |
| Powered prosthetics | Worn limb replacement | Replace a lost limb, controlled by from the wearer’s muscle, nerve and other biosignals |
Where they are used:
- Clinical therapy: supervised rehabilitation in hospitals and clinics
- Home and community mobility: assistance for daily movement outside the clinic
- Occupational support: reducing strain and injury risk in physical work
- Independent living: restoring autonomy after limb loss or impairment
Enabling technologies
| Motion control | Power management |
| Motor controllers and gate drivers | Battery chargers and power management ICs |
| Sensing | Functional safety |
| MEMS inertial and motion sensors | Safety microcontrollers and motor drivers |
Example applications
| Limb exoskeletons | Wearable assistive robots |
| Powered lower- and upper-limb support, rigid or soft | Body-worn support for everyday mobility and strength |
| Gait training and rehabilitation | Powered prosthetics |
| Intensive, repeatable therapy with movement tracking | Robotic limb replacement driven by the wearer’s own signals |