The ARAMIS project: A concept robot and technical design

Colizzi, Lucio; Lidonnici, Antonio; Pignolo, Loris

doi:10.2340/16501977-0407

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“…The robotic-assisted rehabilitation performed through the ARAMIS device has been described elsewhere (Colizzi et al, 2009 ; Dolce et al, 2009 ; Pignolo et al, 2012 ). The ARAMIS framework is a fully integrated set of software that enables the therapist to program and manage the rehabilitation procedures.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The basic idea is to exploit proprioceptive inputs using passive, repetitive, interactive, high-intensive bilateral movement training, which has been demonstrated to enhance motor recovery in stroke patients (Stinear et al, 2008 ; Choo et al, 2015 ; Saleh et al, 2017 ; Gandolfi et al, 2018 ). This device has been widely validated (Colizzi et al, 2009 ; Dolce et al, 2009 ; Pignolo et al, 2012 ) with respect to conventional neurorehabilitation approaches, demonstrating high degree of upper limb recovery as assessed by the Fugl-Meyer (FM) scale (Fugl-Meyer et al, 1975 ). The FM is a performance-based impairment index designed to assess motor functioning, balance, sensation and joint functioning in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exoskeleton-Robot Assisted Therapy in Stroke Patients: A Lesion Mapping Study

Cerasa

Pignolo

Gramigna

et al. 2018

Front. Neuroinform.

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Background: Technology-supported rehabilitation is emerging as a solution to support therapists in providing a high-intensity, repetitive and task-specific treatment, aimed at improving stroke recovery. End-effector robotic devices are known to positively affect the recovery of arm functions, however there is a lack of evidence regarding exoskeletons. This paper evaluates the impact of cerebral lesion load on the response to a validated robotic-assisted rehabilitation protocol.Methods: Fourteen hemiparetic patients were assessed in a within-subject design (age 66.9 ± 11.3 years; 10 men and 4 women). Patients, in post-acute phase, underwent 7 weeks of bilateral arm training assisted by an exoskeleton robot combined with a conventional treatment (consisting of simple physical activity together with occupational therapy). Clinical and neuroimaging evaluations were performed immediately before and after rehabilitation treatments. Fugl-Meyer (FM) and Motricity Index (MI) were selected to measure primary outcomes, i.e., motor function and strength. Functional independance measure (FIM) and Barthel Index were selected to measure secondary outcomes, i.e., daily living activities. Voxel-based lesion symptom mapping (VLSM) was used to determine the degree of cerebral lesions associated with motor recovery.Results: Robot-assisted rehabilitation was effective in improving upper limb motor function recovery, considering both primary and secondary outcomes. VLSM detected that lesion load in the superior region of the corona radiata, internal capsule and putamen were significantly associated with recovery of the upper limb as defined by the FM scores (p-level < 0.01).Conclusions: The probability of functional recovery from stroke by means of exoskeleton robotic rehabilitation relies on the integrity of specific subcortical regions involved in the primary motor pathway. This is consistent with previous evidence obtained with conventional neurorehabilitation approaches.

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Exoskeleton-Robot Assisted Therapy in Stroke Patients: A Lesion Mapping Study

Cerasa

Pignolo

Gramigna

et al. 2018

Front. Neuroinform.

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“…Some other robotic shoulder rehabilitation orthoses powered by electromagnetic actuators are L-EXOS [56], SUEFUL-7 [57], ALEx (commercial product developed at PERCRO lab) [58], KINARM (BKIN Technologies) [59], ETS-MARSE [60], ARAMIS [61], ARMOR [62], IKO (hybrid actuation with electric motors for shoulder) [63], mobile 3-DOFs motion assist exoskeleton [64], 5-DOFs robotic exoskeleton in SCUT lab [65], Sensoric Arm Master (SAM) [66], Shoulder Rehabilitation Robot (SRR) [67], ABLE [68] and MULOS [69].…”

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Review on Design and Control Aspects of Robotic Shoulder Rehabilitation Orthoses

Niyetkaliyev

Hussain

Ghayesh

et al. 2017

IEEE Trans. Human-Mach. Syst.

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Robotic rehabilitation devices are more frequently used for the physical therapy of people with upper limb weakness, which is the most common type of stroke-induced disability. Rehabilitation robots can provide customized, prolonged, intensive, and repetitive training sessions for patients with neurological impairments. In most cases, the robotic exoskeletons have to be aligned with the human joints and provide natural arm movements. This is a challenging task to achieve for one of the most biomechanically complex joints of human body, i.e., the shoulder. Therefore, specific considerations have been made in the development of various existing robotic shoulder rehabilitation orthoses. Different types of actuation, degrees of freedom (DOFs), and control strategies have been utilized for the development of these shoulder rehabilitation orthoses. This paper presents a comprehensive review of these shoulder rehabilitation orthoses. Recent advancements in the mechanism design, their advantages and disadvantages, overview of hardware, actuation system, and power transmission are discussed in detail with the emphasis on the assisted DOFs for shoulder motion. A brief overview of control techniques and clinical studies conducted with the developed robotic shoulder orthoses is also presented. Finally, current challenges and directions of future development for robotic shoulder rehabilitation orthoses are provided at the end of this paper.

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“…In Lucca (2009) was conducted a review on innovative technologies, such as advanced robotics and VR, for applicability in neuro-rehabilitation of hand-arm function. In the project ARAMIS (Dolce et al, 2009;Colizzi et al, 2009) an exoskeleton 6DoF is integrated with an inertial tracking system and a HMD in order to provide the therapist with novel and time/costefficient approaches to the rehabilitation of the paretic upper limb after stroke. Virtual environments include the opportunity to gradually increase the complexity of tasks while decreasing the support and feedback provided by the therapist, encouraging and motivating the participant (Weiss et al, 2006;Schultheis and Rizzo, 2001).…”

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A method to identify VR-based set-up to foster elderly in design evaluation

Mengoni

Raponi

Ceccacci

2016

IJIEI

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User involvement during design process is an important issue in inclusive design (ID). To this purpose, in the last years, virtual reality (VR) technologies have been introduced to construct virtual prototypes, in order to allow test with users even at the end of the conceptual design phase. The present paper aims to propose a method to support the selection of VR interaction technologies, which can be suited by end users accordingly to their physical and cognitive abilities. The proposed method is applied in order to compare the main VR interaction technologies with the objective to identify an optimal low-cost VR setup to involve elderly people in evaluation of an innovative concept of kitchen environment which implement smart grid and home automation technologies.

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The ARAMIS project: A concept robot and technical design

Cited by 21 publications

References 10 publications

Exoskeleton-Robot Assisted Therapy in Stroke Patients: A Lesion Mapping Study

Exoskeleton-Robot Assisted Therapy in Stroke Patients: A Lesion Mapping Study

Review on Design and Control Aspects of Robotic Shoulder Rehabilitation Orthoses

A method to identify VR-based set-up to foster elderly in design evaluation

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