The first step in using a robot in brain injury rehabilitation: patients' and health-care professionals' perspective.
Purpose: To evaluate the usability of a mobile telepresence robot (MTR) in a hospital training apartment (HTA). The MTR was manoeuvred remotely and was used for communication when assessing independent living skills, and for security monitoring of cognitively impaired patients. Method: Occupational...
| Published in: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 365 - 371 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2015
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