.... Printer-Friendly Version VA STUDIES ROBOT THERAPY TO "RECHARGE" STROKE VICTIMS ... after a stroke, works with a robot-assisted device intended to help him ...----- VA Studies Robot Therapy To 'Recharge' Stroke Victims ..., Spring got hooked up with a robot. After about three months of exercising ... West Haven designed to find out if robot-assisted therapy can restore arm function ... The other half are assigned to the robot group. This is less exciting than it sounds. The robot looks more like a garden-variety ... touch the correct target propelled by the robot, starts to restore or rebuild circuits... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf070708-2.htm
..... Printer-Friendly Version MEDICAL ROBOT IS DOCTOR'S EYES ON THE ... the monitor of the RP-7 robot above and below, helps in treatment ...---- MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Medical robot is doctor's eyes in battlefield ... He looks up groggily to see a robot peering down at him. '' ..., soldier?'' asks the robot. Its face is a TV monitor ... 11,200 miles away. The robot sends the soldier's image and ... the soldier's wounds. The robot doesn't touch the patient, ..., maker of the RP-7 robot. ''This is an incredible... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf120508-2.htm
...------ Comment at bottom of page. Paro VA USES ROBOTIC BABY SEAL FOR THERAPY "I know that this isn't an animal ... dialed the nurses' station and begged them to get Paro. Paro is a robot modeled after a baby harp seal . It trills and paddles when petted, ... in wheelchairs and walkers they took turns grooming, petting and crooning to the two robotic seals. The article goes on to explain patient and staff reaction to Paro ...fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. VA USES ROBOTIC BABY SEAL FOR THERAPY --"I know that this isn't... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjul10/nf070610-2.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-01-2007 #5 -- VA USING ROBOTS IN REHAB -- Researchers hope that relearning and repeating the correct motions, with help from the robots, will rewire sections of damaged brain.nf050107-5.htm
... of Branford works with an MIT Manus robotic assisted therapy system at the VA hospital ... said Dr. Daniel Federman, principal robot investigator at the West Haven VA. .... If movement is direct, the robot neither helps nor hinders. However, if the cursor strays, the robot gently moves the arm back into the correct position. The robot will not permit movement in the wrong ... ll figure out why." One robot is configured so that the subject puts ... subject to move the cursor. The robot helps as necessary. Another screen cursor robot is designed to flex the wrist.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf050107-5.htm
... with occupational therapist Randee Frost on a robotic device at Seattle's VA Puget ... one of three groups: One for robotic therapy; a second to undergo similar ... the study of choosing to enter either robotic rehabilitation therapy or intensive conventional therapy. ... an assessment of the potential costs of robotic rehabilitation. An adjunct involves neuroimaging and ... touch to help patients, with the robotic research room, with its three main ... their accuracy determined subjectively. "A robot is entirely objective," Frost said ... up those nerves." Each computerized robot can read how much effort a patient ... arm farther in the movement, the robot gently takes over to move them the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf020608-5.htm
...org/sessearch.php?q=robot+robotic&op=or For more about VA ... in West Haven. Using cutting-edge robotic technology designed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... he and others at MIT began to develop robotic machines to help stroke victims. But rather ... MIT wanted to create a new set of robotic devices that respond to each patient and provide ...' disabled right arm and hand into the robotic machine -- in this case, an .... The third will get three hours of robotic therapy a week for 12 weeks. Study... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf112607-2.htm
... motor signals will make it possible for the motor movements of a robotic arm to be achieved entirely by direct brain control. Currently ... medicine to the patient by not using humans and integrates tele-robotic and robotic medical systems. The initial phase has successfully automated functions typically performed ... by semi-autonomous robots working in coordination with the tele-robotic surgeon. So far, surgeons have performed complex surgical procedures on a simulation mannequin by operating a robot using the Trauma Pod operations console. Two procedures were performed without... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf040609-5.htm
... ambush in Iraq, he channeled his grief into creating an affordable robot that defuses bombs so the troops don't have to ... ambush in Iraq, he channeled his grief into creating an affordable robot that defuses bombs so the troops don't have to ... This year, Black-i Robotics came out with a wheeled robot called the Landshark that can plow through soil to expose buried ...000 50 percent cheaper than its competitors. The more affordable the robot, the faster it can be made and the more likely ... ambush in Iraq,he channeled his grief into creating an affordable robot that defuses bombs so the troops don't have to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfnov08/nf111808-2.htm
... therapy would not help if the treatment is initiated six months after a stroke. The current study suggests with robotic aids, six months are not an issue. The study involved 127 veterans who suffered a stroke that ... moderate or severe disability in an arm. They started the intensive therapy with specially trained personnel and newly developed robotic aids six months after strokes. Albert Lo, assistant professor of neurology at Brown University and colleagues, ... survivors new hope." Those who don't want to suffer a stroke and get aids from a robot may consider modifying their diet to reduce the risk. At least one study reported in March 1999 in... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfapr10/nf041910-2.htm
... devices strapped to disabled limbs can help people practice and regain upper-body functions lost to a stroke even well after the usual rehabilitation efforts are over. The robotic system dictates the appropriate movements, which are designed to rehabilitate the weakened or deadened limb. If the person can't complete the motion unassisted, the robot helps out, theoretically building "muscle memory" in the process. The volunteers' progress will be compared with that made by patients using conventional rehab. According... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes OCT 06/newsflash10-20-2006-5.htm
