Over-reaching Outcome Goals
The 6 projects proposed in this RERC (three development, two research and one training project) will focus on the following key outcome goals to guide all people working in this emerging field:
- Advance the state of knowledge of stroke functional restoration
- Assessment of robots as diagnostic tools compared to other methods
- Prioritizing the value of different robotic treatment methods
- Increase the national capacity for therapeutic robotics research
- Develop robot systems, software, and protocols suitable for robotic diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients
- Build on our existing environment and network of colleagues that fosters free exchange of ideas, ease in testing of new hypotheses, and rapid prototyping of devices
- Increase the national capacity for therapeutic robotics training
- Provide an array of professional seminars and other elements that facilitate training and research
- Produce more experts in this field
- Refine the educational process that produces these individuals
- Increase the awareness of this educational process
- Strengthen the relationships amongst researchers, companies, and associations that facilitate technology transfer and growth of the field, by furthering potential for commercial products licensing and distribution.
