Abstract
In Korea, Research Institute of the National Rehabilitation Center is recently built up to improve the quality of life for the disabled. We shortly review rehabilitative and assistive robots with their core technologies. Then, the research and development pathway for those is described.
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Song, WK., Song, W., An, KO., Kim, J. (2009). Research and Development Pathway of Rehabilitative and Assistive Robots at National Rehabilitation Center in Korea. In: Mokhtari, M., Khalil, I., Bauchet, J., Zhang, D., Nugent, C. (eds) Ambient Assistive Health and Wellness Management in the Heart of the City. ICOST 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5597. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02868-7_43
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